International Open Access Week, held each year in October, is an opportunity for academic and research communities around the world to learn more about the benefits of open access, share what they’ve learned, and help inspire wider participation in making open access a new norm in scholarship and research.
Harvard Library celebrates Open Access Week with various workshops, presentations, blog posts, and other events to engage the community and further the end goal of sharing knowledge more widely. Access presentations and materials from previous years on Open Science Framework.
Open Access Week: October 21–27, 2024
Harvard Library celebrated International Open Access Week 2024, October 21-27! The 2024 Open Access Week theme continued the theme of “Community Over Commercialization,” prioritizing approaches to open scholarship that serve the best interests of the public and the academic community.
Read the statement from Martha Whitehead, Vice President for the Harvard Library and University Librarian, Celebrating Open Access Week 2024.
Access the presentations and materials from the week’s sessions on the Open Science Framework.
In Practice: Interviews with Practitioners of Open
Launched as part of Harvard Library’s celebration of International Open Access Week 2021, In Practice: Interviews with Practitioners of Open highlights the work of practitioners and scholars in the areas of scholarly communication, fee-free open-access publishing, open educational resources, open data, and beyond.