Library Workshops

• No advanced registration!  All workshops are in the Central Time Zone.
• Contact Peter Whiting, Scholarly Communication Librarian, pwhiting@usi.edu 
• Workshops are thirty minutes with a short presentation and time for discussion.

September 2025

Scholarly Communication 101

• Tuesday, September 16 at 12:00 pm noon - 12:30 pm
• Learn and explore all the Rice library scholarly communication services and resources available.

Affordable Textbooks: Open Educational Resources (OER)

• Monday, September 22 at 12:00 pm noon - 12:30 pm
• Open Educational Resources (OER), including the USI OER stipends will be shared.

October 2025

Scholarly Communication 101

• Wednesday, October 8 at 12:00 pm noon - 12:30 pm
• Zoom link
• Learn and explore all the scholarly communication resources and services.

International Open Access Week. October 20-26, 2025

Who Owns Our Knowledge?

Scholarly Communication Trends

• Monday, October 20 at 12:00 pm noon - 12:30 pm
• Zoom link 
• Learn and explore the current scholarly publishing trends.

Outdated Notions of Scholarly Communication

• Tuesday, October 21 at 12:00 pm noon -12:30 pm
• Zoom Link
• Learn and explore the modern scholarly communication resources including Open Educational Resources (OER) and more!

Open Access Rice Library information table

• Wednesday, October 22 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
• Location: University West table near the food court and campus store.
• Open Access swag and conversations about Open Access.

Your Scholarly Digital Profile 

• Thursday, October 23 at 12;00 pm noon - 12:30 pm
• Zoom link 
• Creating a digital profile including the ORCiD and SOAR (Scholarly Open Access Repository) Author Profile.

November 2025

Copyright 101

• Wednesday, November 5 at 12:00 pm noon - 12:30 pm
• Zoom link
• Learn and explore copyright basics and the Creative Commons Licenses.

Need more information or missed a Rice Library Workshop? Contact Peter Whiting, Scholarly Communication Librarian.