Check out our stories on 8 libraries that have unbundled from a journal package or cancelled a Big Deal altogether. The profiles describe the context of the decision, preparation, how continuing access to materials was secured, campus response, next steps & advice. sparcopen.org/our-work/big...

Last week's #OpenEd25 conference connected & inspired #OER advocates from all parts of the world. As you reflect on your experience, please share what you liked & what could be better for #OpenEd26. The feedback form is anonymous, but data may be shared publicly. form.jotform.com/252953517519...

Colorado's continued commitment to #OpenEd is benefiting students statewide. Learn how state grants are funding the expansion of #OER & zero textbook cost degrees from open champions Chealsye Bowley, Nicholas Swails, Emily Ragan in our impact story here: sparcopen.org/impact-story...

📣 Join the next European Network of Open Education Librarians #ENOEL workshop, “Embrace the Open: Open Education and Generative AI, hands-on," to learn together with us how GenAI tools can help deliver #OpenEducation objectives. 📅 13 Nov 2025 ⏰ 13.00-14.30 CET 🔗 tinyurl.com/ENOELWorksho...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) invited public comment on its new draft data management template. Its goals of promoting data reuse, improving accessibility & enhancing interoperability are important & achievable. See SPARC's comments here: sparcopen.org/wp-content/u...

Considering walking away from a Big Deal? We have a suite of resources to help libraries with publisher negotiations. Leverage data, find alternative access, engage your campus, invest in open models & strategize to align negotiation outcomes with library values. sparcopen.org/our-work/neg...

Tune in tomorrow, Tues., Nov. 4 @ 2pm ET for our free PIDs 101 webcast. We will cover commonly used persistent identifiers, community definitions & benefits of PIDs in developing new pathways for scientific communication. Submit your ?s ahead. Register here: sparcopen-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

What one word would you use to describe your #OpenEd25 experience? Inspiring? Invigorating? Engaging? Conference organizers welcome your feedback on the form below. Save the date for next year's virtual #OpenEd26 to be held Oct 27-29, 2026. form.jotform.com/252953517519...

Learn about Upskill OK & its innovative platform that allows students to earn microcredentials & badges. Leveraging partnerships w/ industry & #OER, it is addressing workforce needs. Shout to Anna Dunn, Mickey Jack & other Oklahoma #highered leaders for their work. sparcopen.org/impact-story...

It's the final day of #OpenEd25. The past two days have been full of inspiration, connection, and learning—and there is still so much ahead! Here's today's schedule: opened25.sched.com. Thanks to all who helped bring together the #OpenEd community once again! openeducationconference.org

Reminder: Our PID101 webcast is Tuesday, Nov. 4 @ 2pm ET Learn about the basics of persistent identifiers (PIDs) - community definitions, commonly used persistent identifiers & examples of how PIDs are used to develop more open systems of research. Register: sparcopen-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Day 2 of #OpenEd25 is packed with more great sessions, including keynotes from NYT bestselling author adrienne maree brown and Louisiana Higher Education Commissioner Kim Hunter Reed. Make the most of your day with the conference attendee guide here. openeducationconference.org/news/2025-at...

During #OAWeek25, there were rich discussions about "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" SPARC Africa recorded two sessions about regional perspectives on Diamond #OpenAccess & the African Platform for Open Scholarship (APOS). Listen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMoq... & here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYw6...

#OpenEd25 is here! Start off with a workshop by SPARC's own @haileybabb.bsky.social on #OpenEd advocacy skills. Other highlights: Keynotes by Colo. Governor Jared Polis & a student panel on the future of education. Full schedule: opened25.sched.com opened25.sched.com/event/dd1384...

ORFG Members celebrated @openrxiv.bsky.social at the @cziscience.bsky.social meeting! @gatesfoundation.bsky.social @hhmi.org @asapresearch.parkinsonsroadmap.org @schmidtsciences.bsky.social and others! We're excited about the future of preprints! #preprints #OpenScience #OpenFunders

What an impact #OpenEd is having in Colorado! Read about the incredible return on investment from the state #OER grants. Students are saving $$, doing better in classes plus faculty like customizing curriculum & building community. Story posted here: www.google.com/url?q=https:...

Coming up next week! Get excited for the #OpenEd25 hybrid conference held online and in Denver Oct. 28-30! openeducationconference.org

We were delighted to get a shout-out from @joedeville.bsky.social recognising us as a scholar-led press working to improve the scholarly publishing landscape in today's #OAWeek webinar from @openlibhums.org on Mainstreaming Diamond Open Access

🔓 How communities power #OpenPublishing with PKP through translations: supporting a truly global community! PKP Documentation & Multilingualism Specialist Emma Uhl on how "every translation is a seed of knowledge autonomy..." and how to get involved: pkp.sfu.ca/2025/10/16/o... #OAWeek #OpenAccess

Learn more with Open Access! We are proud to have published several new Open Access books this year and they can all be read for free here: www.uwp.co.uk/open-access/ Interested in understanding more about #OpenAccess publishing? Read more here: www.uwp.co.uk/app/uploads/... #OAWeek

Slides for my #OAWeek talk @uottawabiblio.bsky.social @uottawa.ca today: “Who owns our knowledge? A data feminist perspective on closed research infrastructure” doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #ScholCommLab #openaccess #AcademicSky #datafeminism

For International #OAWeek, check out Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association, a completely open access journal and the ONLY scholarly journal entirely dedicated to Lincoln scholarship. cc: @ala1809.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id...

This week is pretty special for us at @openlibhums.org. It's #OAWeek & also 10 years since we launched as a publisher! As my brilliant colleague Dr Rose Harris-Birtill writes in her Editorial, academics must speak up with "radical hope and courage": olh.openlibhums.org/article/id/2... #OAWeek25

#OAWeek Indiana University Library Keynote (free, online Oct 24, 12:30 PM ET): Who Owns Our Knowledge? Scholar-Led Infrastructures and the Future of Publishing With Juan Pablo Alperin, PKP / #ScholCommLab @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca It's not to late to register! events.iu.edu/libraries/ev...

"Who Owns Our Knowledge?" Learn about what Felicia Nkrumah Kuagbedzi has to say about this year's #OAWeek theme - plus more on the background & mission of the Association of African Universities in our profile here: www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...

We're shining a spotlight on Oklahoma in our latest impact story on Upskill OK. Industry & #highered are partnering to offer microcredentials & badges for in-demand workforce needs-using #OER to accelerate expansion. sparcopen.org/impact-story...

🔓 It's #OpenAccess Week! 🌐 Did you know? In addition to increasing the number of views, open access increases the geographical diversity of an article’s readership. 📋 Our recent study demonstrates this using the Gini-Simpson index. 📌 shorturl.at/82BOq #OAWeek2025 @sparcopen.bsky.social

We had a great time kicking off #OAWeek with a panel of Penn Press journal editors (including from Change Over Time, @easmisc.bsky.social, @thejqr.bsky.social, and @sims-mss.bsky.social's Manuscript Studies) discussing their experiences with and thoughts on Open Access publishing!

For #OAWeek, the OABN & @uolpress.bsky.social bring you a resource focused on how to include material that you *don't* own in your #OA book. 'Frequently Asked Questions on Third-Party Materials in Open Access Books': openaccessbooksnetwork.hcommons.org/2025/10/22/f...

It’s #OAweek, and this year we’re also celebrating 10 years since the publication of the first article in the #OLHjournal marking a decade since the launch of the OLH itself. We’re proud to celebrate a decade of scholar-led, #diamondOA publishing, sustained by our incredible community 🎉 🧵 (1/4)

Happy #OAWeek! From initiatives like Direct to Open (D2O) and the Open Encyclopedia of Cognitive Science (OECS), the MIT Press is committed to building a more open & accessible future for academic publishing. New on our blog, a selection of award-winning books that are accessible to all:

So much is happening during #OAWeek! Check out our interactive map to find an #OpenAccess event near you or online to enjoy today or tomorrow. www.openaccessweek.org/events

Registration is open for the SPARC Member Meeting on December 10 from 5-7 pm Eastern. Please join us in Washington, DC, or online. We look forward to connecting with you! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Be inspired this #OAweek by Anna Liakopoulou & the next generation of #OpenAccess advocates. The International Federation of Medical Students Associations is committed to advancing open practices. Read a profile of IFMSA & her take on "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...

🔓 Happy #OAWeek! Here's a look at our 10 most cited articles since AR adopted S2O 🎉 arevie.ws/4q2PYyo

Happy #OAWeek! 🗣️ Our Public Data File is now available. This year we're celebrating the #ORCID Chilean Consortium's new open access tool that uses ORCID's Public API to nurture research reporting at their consortia member institutions. Read more on the blog 👉 https://wp.me/pcE4o3-97y

Who Owns Our Knowledge? We asked thought leaders around the world how the #OAweek theme resonates with their work. Thanks to Angela Holzer & Michaela Bilic-Merdes from the German Research Foundation for sharing their insights. Learn more in our profile here: www.openaccessweek.org/theme-profil...

It's Open Access Week 2025! At U of G, the McLaughlin Library is proud to support a variety of open access initiatives. Learn more about how we support open access publishing and journal hosting, tri-agency compliance, open educational resources, open data, and more: uoguel.ph/OAW2025. #OAWeek #UofG

It's International Open Access Week! We are celebrating by attending @oipassoc.bsky.social's online symposium – tomorrow (21st October) at 13:30-16:00 BST. It's online and free to attend, but you must sign up! See you there? oipauk.org/news-events-... #OAWeek #OpenAccessWeek #OpenAccess #OA

This #OpenAccessWeek, we’re highlighting our Open Synthesis Network: a real-time, open-science platform where students worldwide tackle real drug discovery challenges, contributing to research for neglected diseases while gaining hands-on experience in open, collaborative science. #OAWeek

Who owns our knowledge and who gets to reuse it? Our licence choices define how knowledge is shared and reused. Learn more by watching our full webinar recording: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr6v... @creativecommons.bsky.social #OAweek #AcademicChatter #PhDsky 🧪

🎉 This #OAweek marks a special milestone for SUP as we celebrate the anniversary of our first #OpenAccess publication! 🙏 Thanks to everyone who has supported SUP by reading, citing, sharing, or championing our work. Here's to many more years of open conversations! 🔗 www.sup.ac.uk/news/a-year-...

La @bibliotecauca.bsky.social de la #univcadiz se une a la #OAWeek haciendo difusión del movimiento de Acceso Abierto y el Repositorio institucional RODIN, @rebiun.org difunde las actividades de las diferentes universidades españolas y el CSIC en su portal. www.rebiun.org/acceso-abier...

CARL is excited to celebrate International Open Access Week!🔓 This year’s theme, “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”, invites reflection on how communities can reclaim control over the knowledge they create and share. #OAWeek #OpenAccessOpenMinds

We're thinking about 'Who Owns our Knowledge' for #OAWeek Francesca Soldati has looked at one way ownership comes up, writing about what happens to your work if the journal you published in vanishes abdn.site/JI6iu

🌍💎 Be part of the discussion at the unique new #DiamondOA Policy Forum! 📅 On 29 Oct 2025, 16:00-17:30 CET @almasiproject.bsky.social launches this Forum for policymakers & funders from Africa, Europe & Latin America to share expertise & discuss needs, progress, challenges. 🔗 tinyurl.com/bdzdn2na

ICYMI: Read our impact story on policies at HHMI, Gates & Astera promoting #OpenAccess #OpenScience #OpenData. Thought leaders helping accelerate discovery in science @madubs.bsky.social @openaccessmaven.bsky.social @pracheeac.bsky.social! sparcopen.org/impact-story...

A reflection on this year's #OAweek theme & a snapshot of upcoming presentations. For a full list of events go to the #OpenAccess Week website: www.openaccessweek.org/events www.openaccessweek.org/blog/2025/re...

Con motivo de la #OpenAccessWeek, #ANECA y @rebiun.org organizan la actividad : implementación práctica de los principios y compromisos de #CoARA en #ANECA, a cargo de su responsable #PilarPaneque : 20/10 a las 11 h. en Madrid : inscripción : [http://short.upm.es/1k66u] #OAweek

Calling library and professional services staff! Do you want to learn more about open research and how it impacts on your role? Join us during #OAWeek for 'A Practical Guide to Open Research'! Find out more and register: www.sup.ac.uk/news/upcomin... @scurlscottish.bsky.social