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Universities have historically been integral to democracy. What can they do to reclaim this critical role? In What Universities Owe Democracy, Ronald J. Daniels, the president of The Johns Hopkins University, argues that—at a moment when liberal democracy is endangered and more countries are heading toward autocracy than at any time in generations—it is critical for today's colleges and universities to reestablish their place in democracy. Explore this timely book from Hopkins Press https://lnkd.in/gQcFny9r #oa #openaccess

We'll be heading to the Charleston Library Conference next week (Charleston Hub) and look forward to meeting with all our library friends. Please get in touch with our colleagues: Tricia Miller-Chareun, Douglas Storm, Elizabeth Brown & Wendy Queen to set up meetings directly via LinkedIn here and Whova. #ChsConf24

This week's S2O Publisher Spotlight is on University of Minnesota Press recognized internationally for its innovative, boundary-breaking editorial program in the humanities and social sciences. Minnesota also maintains as part of its mission a strong commitment to publishing books on the people, history, and natural environment of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest. Established in 1925, Minnesota is among the founding members of the Association of University Presses (AUP). Explore more about University of Minnesota Press & S2O on MUSE: https://bit.ly/MUSE_S2O

Interested in scholarly publishing, humanities, social science, and/or equitable access to research? Project MUSE hosts over 800 academic journals and over 100,000 peer reviewed books & articles. Keep up with our Subscribe to Open program as well as our partnerships with over 80 Latin American University presses providing access to thousands of books in Spanish. Sign up for our free newsletter so you don’t miss out on the latest updates, new publications, and other announcements from Project MUSE. https://lnkd.in/eF4xyHfG

If we reach the sustainability threshold for the year, current content from over 100 participating journals will publish #OA! Find out more about the S2O model on MUSE here: https://bit.ly/MUSE_S2O

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Project MUSE and SNF Agora at The Johns Hopkins University Launch a Series of Case Studies on Democracy! The case studies are part of the SNF Agora’s larger mission as an academic and public forum that integrates research, teaching, and practice to improve and expand powerful civic engagement and informed, inclusive dialogue as the cornerstone of a robust global democracy. They are open access on Project MUSE so that practitioners, teachers, organizational leaders, and trainers working with civic and political leaders, students, and trainees can use them to deepen their skills and to develop insights about how to approach strategic choices and dilemmas. Explore. Discover. MUSE. https://bit.ly/4e2Iowr #openaccess #oa

We'll be heading to the Charleston Library Conference this November (Charleston Hub) and look forward to meeting with our library friends. Please get in touch with our colleagues: Tricia Miller-Chareun, Douglas Storm, Elizabeth Brown & Wendy Queen to set up meetings directly via LinkedIn here and Whova. #ChsConf24

In a recently hosted webinar on S2O, "Connecting the Scholarly Community with an Equitable OA Model" we heard from both publishers and librarians. If you missed it, the full recording is here - https://bit.ly/S2O_YouTube - and where you'll hear from a distinguished group, including a librarian's perspective with Carolyn at The University of Texas at Austin. #StepUP & explore more about S2O on MUSE here: https://bit.ly/MUSE_S2O #S2O #openaccess