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Thank you for celebrating Open Access Week with us! We invite you to explore the profiles of our Open Access Champions, who have demonstrated their commitment as authors to the free flow of information. Join us in celebrating their contributions by viewing their profiles.
If you’re in the library, keep an eye out for these profiles featured on our digital screens from 10/29-11/5.
Celebrate Open Access Week at UNCW: Promoting Innovation and Collaboration
From October 21-27, the UNCW Library will join the global celebration of International Open Access Week, a time to promote the free and unrestricted sharing of research, scholarship, and knowledge. This year's theme, Community over Commercialization, emphasizes the power of open access to drive collaboration, spark new ideas, and make research available to all.
Open Access Week provides an opportunity to reflect on the systems that enable or limit open sharing. As the academic community increasingly prioritizes open access, it’s important to consider which practices truly benefit the public and academic community, and how we can remove barriers to the free exchange of information.
At UNCW, the Library and Research & Innovation will celebrate the efforts of open access champions on campus—faculty who champion the principles of open access. The week will also highlight a series of virtual events focused on open access publishing, offering an opportunity to learn about the benefits and challenges of making research freely available online.
These events will cover a variety of topics, including the latest developments in open access publishing, strategies for making your work openly available, and how open access is transforming research and knowledge dissemination.
Explore more about the events and learn how you can get involved in Open Access Week at UNCW.
Whether you're a researcher, student, or simply interested in the future of scholarly communication, Open Access Week is an exciting opportunity to engage with a global movement towards more transparent, accessible, and collaborative research.