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Leah McCurdy

she/her
Director of Open Partnerships & Services
Open Partnerships and Services

Contact Information

leah.mccurdy@uta.edu
817-272-5177
Central Library, Room 515

favorite place to work is UTA Libraries.

My Recent Posts

The cover image for this blog post is "Paywall film poster with banner" by Leah McCurdy, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a derivative of "Paywall documentary poster,” licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0, and was modified by cropping and adding the "Open @ UTA Libraries" banner.

What's behind that paywall?

Paywalls are all over our lives and there’s something more than money that they require.

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We Heart Data: Love Data Week and Sharing What We Love

Join us in loving data and embracing our nerdery! Share what you love!

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Faculty are Saving Thousands through Open Access Agreements from UTA Libraries!

Co-authored by Amy Castillo with contributions from Jessica McClean. Open access publishing is the future of research dissemination. Libraries are at the forefront of ensuring researchers can afford to make their work open access and reap the benefits of broad global readership!

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UTA Libraries Open Access Week is coming! October 23-27

Join UTA Libraries and partners for a full slate of workshops, panels, and lectures relevant to the open access movement!

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Open Access: A Gift?

How does a Cherokee chef’s approach to food relate to open access work at UTA Libraries? Read on...

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UTA ResearchCommons: Bringing UTA to the Global Community

with Vanessa Garrett. We discuss UTA's institutional repository and why you should care!

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