Tag: open access

  • Copyright 101: How Do Open Access and OER Compare

    Copyright 101: How Do Open Access and OER Compare

    What are the differences between OER and Open Access? Well, it starts with copyright. Open Access (OA) materials still carry copyright. However, they are often free to read. Open access allows more people to obtain information they might not otherwise be able to access due to financial barriers—it does not…

  • OER, BOR, ALG, and Other College Cost-Saving Acronyms

    OER, BOR, ALG, and Other College Cost-Saving Acronyms

    Since 2013, Affordable Learning Georgia (ALG), a University System of Georgia (USG) Board of Regents (BOR) initiative, has saved more than 1.1 million USG students over 143 million dollars by funding and advocating Open Education Resources (OER) through grants and partnerships with eCore, eMajor, and the University of North Georgia…

  • Ask the Author: Rielle Navitski on Latinx Representation in Film and Media

    Ask the Author: Rielle Navitski on Latinx Representation in Film and Media

    To celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month, we asked Rielle Navitski, coeditor and coauthor of Latinx Media, about the importance of Latinx representation in film, television, and digital media, as well as her experience leading this project. Latinx Media is available now as an open-access textbook, free to download! What inspired…

  • New Open Textbook ‘Latinx Media’ Explores Film and Media by and about the Latinx Community

    New Open Textbook ‘Latinx Media’ Explores Film and Media by and about the Latinx Community

    The UNG Press is pleased to announce Latinx Media, a new open textbook for film studies students.

  • UNG Press Director Joins AUPresses Open Access Committee

    UNG Press Director Joins AUPresses Open Access Committee

    BJ Robinson, director of the UNG Press, has been invited to serve a three-year term on the Open Access Committee for the Association of University Presses.

  • 7 Textbooks By Teachers, For Teachers

    These seven textbooks—written by teachers, for teachers—will help you and your students learn without breaking the bank.