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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...