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Indiana University Libraries, in collaboration with the IU Indianapolis University Library and IU's Institute for Advanced Study, invites you to a series of events celebrating Open Access Week. 
The 2025 theme is "Who Owns Our Knowledge?" IU is exploring this question through the focus, "Who Owns (Y)our Knowledge? The Importance of University Publishing," highlighting how scholars, libraries, university presses, and technologists are uniting to reimagine scholarly publishing more ethically.

OA Week Events (All Virtual; Registration Required)
Brief descriptions below. Click the links for more info and to RSVP.

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.
https://events.iu.edu/event/2067476-panel-who-owns-our-knowledge-infrastructures-emergin 

Thursday, October 23 | 1–2:30 p.m. (Eastern)
Panel: The Case for University-Based Publishing: Models, Missions, and Momentum
This panel examines the promise and challenges of university-based publishing-from university presses to library publishing programs-and explores funding, sustainability, and opportunities for collaboration.
https://events.iu.edu/event/2067479-panel-the-case-for-university-based-publishing-model

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 reshaping access to knowledge and redefining scholarly communication worldwide.
https://events.iu.edu/event/2025917-open-access-week-2025-keynote-who-owns-our-knowledge

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