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Category: Education
EAR II and the CopyrightCheck tool
The Easy Access Agreement 2023 (EAR II) is an agreement between the Universities of the Netherlands (UNL) and the collective management organisation Uitgeversorganisatie voor Onderwijslicenties (UvO) regarding the use of extracts (fragments) from publications for educational purposes, such as PDFs, images, etc. This agreement revises the existing Reader agreement concerning the use of extracts in (digitally) delivered educational materials. At the initiative of UNL and UvO, SURF (cooperative association of Dutch educational and research institutions) collaborated closely with universities to develop the CopyrightCheck tool.
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…Create an impact with Open Educational Resources!
At Maastricht University, we are passionate advocates of Open Science, not just in research but also in education. Making education material (semi) openly accessible benefits both educators and students.
…Maastricht University Press pioneers Open Education with the open textbook “Health Policy Analysis – An Introduction”
We are proud to unveil our first open textbook, “Health Policy Analysis, An Introduction”, authored by Emeritus Professor Hans Maarse, a renowned expert in Health Policy Analysis.
…Preserving Archives: Maastricht University students present Special Collections documentary film
Four passionate students from University College Maastricht (UCM), one of Maastricht University’s (UM) Liberal Arts and Science programmes, made a documentary film about the university’s Special Collections. The documentary, titled “Caring Archives,” was created as part of a visual ethnographic research project. It was screened at the University Library last week.
…Update: Redirects van links database SDU OpMaat
Vanwege de overgang in interface van SDU OpMaat is er een redirect op bestaande links ingesteld. Het kan zijn dat enkele links nog geen redirect hebben.
…Nederlands Recht database SDU OpMaat heeft een nieuw interface
Er is een redirect ingesteld die automatisch doorverwijst naar de nieuwe OpMaat omgeving.
…Nederlands Recht database Kluwer Navigator wordt InView Essential
De naamsverandering vindt dit najaar plaats. Ook zullen het logo en de URL’s veranderen.
…Good news – Expansion of JSTOR license to the entire JSTOR Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection
The Maastricht University license to the JSTOR collections has expanded to the entire JSTOR Archival Journal & Primary Source Collection.
…Abel Diaz Gonzalez: collaborating with Maastricht University Press to publish proceedings of NBM Conference
Abel Diaz Gonzalez, Assistant Professor at Maastricht University SBE and chair of the 2023 NBM conference, has taken the lead in collaborating with Maastricht University Press to publish the proceedings of the New Business Models (NBM) Conference. This short interview sheds light on the significance of this partnership and its impact on the academic community.
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