| SJSU Virtual Open Access ConferenceDefend 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 for the 2025 Open Access Conference: Defend Research, Defend Open Access. 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. |
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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 |
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| 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 [log in to unmask].
*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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