IU Open Access Week 2025

Open Access Week 2025 at IU Bloomington Libraries

October 20–26

Open Access Week is an annual opportunity to learn and raise awareness about Open Access (OA): free, immediate, online access to scholarly research and the right to use and re-use that research as needed.

2025 Themes

• 🌍 Official Theme: Who Owns Our Knowledge?

How can scholarly and scientific communities can reassert control over the knowledge they produce in the face of commercial interests, from for-profit publishers to artificial intelligence?

• 🎓 IU Bloomington Theme: Who Owns (Y)our Knowledge? The Importance of University Publishing

Spotlighting university-based publishing and how universities can support community-owned, equitable, and sustainable scholarly communication systems.

📅 OA Week Events (See Side Menu for Details and Registration)

Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 12–1 p.m. (Eastern)

Panel: Who Owns Our Knowledge Infrastructures? Emerging Scholarly Publishing Platforms and Outputs

Leading scholars and publishing technologists discuss how new scholarly publishing platforms and models are challenging traditional modes of publication and research evaluation systems.

Thursday, October 23 | 1–2:30 p.m. (Eastern)

Panel: The Case for University-Based Publishing: Models, Missions, and Momentum

This panel will examine the promise and challenges of university-based publishing—from university presses to library publishing programs—and explores funding, sustainability, and opportunities for collaboration.

Friday, October 24, 2025 | 12:30–2 p.m. (Eastern)

Keynote: Who Owns Our Knowledge: Scholar-Led Infrastructures and the Future of Publishing

Dr. Juan Pablo Alperin explores how the global growth of open access journals is challenging dominant publishing models, reshaping access to knowledge, and redefining scholarly communication worldwide.