Open Access Week News Today

See climate’s impact on algae to zoos in Carolina Digital Repository’s curation of open access articles.

Research conducted at AUAS generates knowledge products and research data that should seamlessly integrate into education, research, professional practice, and society at large. Open access publishing, which is increasingly finding its place at universities of applied sciences, plays a pivotal role. What exactly is open access, and why is it of such significance? We had the pleasure of conversing with Anne Marie Meijer during Open Access Week to explore these questions.

You understand the lack of access people have. That can be a hard pill to swallow, but then you realize that we can do it. We have the tools, we have the system—the only thing stopping us is our desire to do it.”

The Ames Repair Café, a volunteer-driven initiative in partnership with the City of Ames and the Ames Public Library, brought sustainable services to Iowa State on Tuesday evening in collaboration with Open Access Week. Parks Library worked alongside the Ames Repair Café, the department of industrial design and the Office of Sustainability to host the...

It’s Open Access Week in the United States, which means it’s a chance to celebrate the accomplishments of the Open Access movement—and reinforce the need to keep fighting. We’ve come a long way, with governments, universities, and research funders all successfully pressuring publishers to improve...

For Open Access Week 2023, we highlight the importance of community-based open science infrastructures to advance research, emphasizing the need for transparency, equity, and fairness in academic publishing. Learn more about how initiatives like OpenCitations, Crossref, and persistent identifiers (PIDs) contribute to these goals, encouraging active participation in the open science movement.

Making research freely and digitally accessible to all

Researchers can secure funding to cover article processing charges in open access publications and publish at no cost in Wiley and Cambridge journals,...

The University of New Mexico celebrates International Open Access Week Oct. 23 – 29. International Open Access Week celebrates the benefits of free, immediate, online access to scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use materials as needed. A...

The Repair Cafe, a volunteer-driven initiative in partnership with the City of Ames and the Ames Public Library, held an event Saturday for community members to drop in with broken items needing repair. Volunteers assisted with vehicles, sewing projects, bicycle repair, computers and electronics, home and kitchen items and more. Justin Gilger, a jeweler at...