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The Leatherby Libraries is proud to celebrate Open Access Week 2024 from October 21st-25th. Open Access Week is an international celebration, originally put together by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and student advocates, which aims to make openness the default for research and celebrate the idea of free access to information. It’s a chance to learn about Open Access’ potential to facilitate research across the globe, increase exposure to scholarship, and influence scholars’ ability to use and reuse the results of research. This year’s theme is “Community Over Commercialization” and has a particular focus on approaches to open scholarship that serve the best interests of the public and the academic community.
The Leatherby Libraries has a longstanding dedication to promoting open access here at Chapman University, whether it’s through our open repositories Chapman University Digital Commons and Chapman Figshare, our many research guides on Scholarly Research & Publishing, or the open resources shared through our Database A-Z List.
This year, in celebration of Open Access Week, we’ll be offering a series of workshops focused on all things related to open access: