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SJSU Virtual Open Access Conference

Defend Research, Defend Open Access
October 21, 2025, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
Online via Zoom

The San José State University King Library invites you to register now
<https://tiny.sjsu.edu/openaccess2025> for the 2025 Open Access Conference:
Defend Research, Defend Open Access <https://tiny.sjsu.edu/openaccess2025>.

This year’s theme, Defend Research, Defend Open Access, explores the
growing threats to academic freedom, research infrastructure, and equitable
access to knowledge in politically volatile times. As governments across
the globe shift policies on research funding and open access, scholars,
librarians, and advocates must unite to protect the future of open
scholarship.
Learn More & Register <https://tiny.sjsu.edu/openaccess2025>



Keynote Speakers

Along with insightful sessions, we will be joined by keynote and co-authors
of Declaration to Defend Research Against US Government Censorship
<https://www.defendresearch.org/>.

They will be presenting, Mobilizing to Defend Research Against U.S.
Government Censorship: An Origin Story and An Invitation.
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Lisa Schiff* has an M.L.I.S. and a Ph.D. in Library and Information Studies
and is a librarian at the California Digital Library, University of
California. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-2981 | @lschiff.bsky.social | @
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Catherine Mitchell* has a Ph.D. in English Literature from UC Berkeley and
is the Director of Publishing, Archives, and Digitization at the California
Digital Library, University of California.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4033-5684 | ‪@camitchell.bsky.social‬



Join us for critical conversation, collaboration, and action. Topics
include disappearing data, censorship, vanishing research funding, and the
resilience of open access initiatives across borders. Researchers,
librarians, publishers, and civic leaders are encouraged to participate,
especially those working in politically repressive or underfunded
environments. Sessions will not be recorded, so grab your seat at the
table.

Together, we will build and strategize sustainable, inclusive responses to
defend the integrity of scholarly communication.

If you have any questions, please contact Dawn Hackman, Health Sciences and
Scholarly Communications Librarian, San José State University Library, at
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*The thoughts and perspectives shared on this topic are their own (Lisa
Schiff & Catherine Mitchell) and are not meant to represent their
respective employer.
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