Open Education Resources

Open Education Resources (OER) are freely accessible, openly licensed learning materials that can be adapted or re-used depending on instructor requirements. They increase the affordability of education for students and provide greater flexibility for instructors.

Academic Integrity

Academic integrity is constituted by the five core fundamental values of honesty, trust, fairness, respect and responsibility and by the quality of courage. These values and qualities are central to the building, nurturing and sustaining of an academic community in which all members of the community will thrive. Adherence to the values expressed through academic integrity forms a foundation for the "freedom of inquiry and exchange of ideas" essential to the intellectual life of the University.

Protecting your Course Materials

This initiative arises out of an incident in which a student sold course materials to a commercial study prep service. The professor discovered this and requested that the service remove his material and refund money to students who had used it. He was successful, but sought language that would make such an event less likely.

Open Publishing Support

Research lifecycle activities: plan, create, process, analyze, share, preserve, reuse

Open and sustainable publishing models enable the sharing of scholarship at reasonable costs. By making your publications Open Access you increase their impact and ensure they are available to a wider audience. In these modules you will learn how to:

Prepare to Publish

Research lifecycle activities: plan, create, process, analyze, share, preserve, reuse

Successfully communicating and sharing your research outputs has a critical impact on your career and field. In these modules you will receive a practical overview of publishing models and effective strategies to maximize the impact of your research and profile to both academic and non-academic audiences by learning how to:

Manage your Research Data

Research lifecycle activities: plan, create, process, analyze, share, preserve, reuse

Managing your data throughout the research lifecycle ensures its long-term impact and viability. In these modules you will be introduced to research data management concepts, practices, requirements and tools and learn how to:

ORCID and your Research Profile

Research lifecycle activities: plan, create, process, analyze, share, preserve, reuse

An Open Contributor and Researcher Identifier (ORCiD) provides a persistent digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher. In this module you will be introduced to the benefits of ORCiD and learn how to:

Researcher Training Program

Research lifecycle activities: plan, create, process, analyze, share, preserve, reuse

Welcome to the Queen's University Library researcher training program.

Queen’s researchers and scholars generate globally impactful research and scholarship.

Virtual Exhibits

We host virtual exhibits created by library staff, faculty, and students to highlight resources and invite our community to engage with collections that are created by or are the subject of Queen’s research. These exhibits are intended to complement the library and archives catalogues, repository, and digital asset management tools.

See our virtual exhibits

Innovation

The digital environment provides new opportunities for accessing and preserving a wide range of research outputs within a global knowledge commons. The U15 encourages the collaborative development of new models of scholarly communications that would benefit the academy and the public by leveraging the power of the digital age in ways that enhance the quality of scholarly and scientific publications.