“The Cost of Knowledge” is the theme for this year’s International Open Access Week (October 19-25).We create and share knowledge in order to advance human understanding and the common good. We recognize that accessing and sharing knowledge is a human right. Yet, the costs to access and share knowledge continue to increase, often dramatically. Why?
This year’s event continues to highlight the importance of maintaining a focus on prioritizing “Community over Commercialization,” as we collectively wrestle with the pressing need for more equitable models to support contributing to and communicating knowledge. The rapid deployment of artificial intelligence has added new complexities to the landscape, with some companies further integrating artificial
The many questions surfaced by the theme last year are even more pressing in 2024 given recent developments, such as the rush to integrate artificial intelligence into commercial academic systems without community consultation. Ongoing critical questions include: What are the consequences when a small number of corporations control knowledge production rather than researchers themselves? What
The 2023 International Open Access Week theme, “Community over Commercialization,” resonated with researchers, advocates, students, funders, and people around the world interested in advancing open scholarship in the public interest. There were meaningful conversations about what individuals and communities need to do to ensure community values are at the center of disseminating critical knowledge.To illustrate
The open access movement was launched with the bold vision of “uniting humanity in a common intellectual conversation and quest for knowledge.”[1] When the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) first defined open access (OA) in 2002, we suggested that “an old tradition and a new technology have converged to make possible an unprecedented public good.”[2]
This year’s International Open Access Week theme, “Community over Commercialization,” highlights the urgency of addressing this central tension in the transition to open systems for research. This week, important conversations will take place around the world exploring which approaches to open scholarship prioritize the best interests of the public and the academic community, which do
Adopted by its 193 Member States, the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science highlights the need to prioritize community over commercialization in its calls for the prevention of “inequitable extraction of profit from publicly funded scientific activities” and support for “non-commercial publishing models and collaborative publishing models with no article processing charges.” By focusing on these
International Open Access Week 2022 and its theme of “Open for Climate Justice” created new connections between the open knowledge and climate movements. Advocates around the world launched tools and resources, announced new initiatives, published theme-related articles, and discussed how open knowledge can advance Climate Justice.Here is just a sample of the actions taken, collaborations
Today kicks off this year’s International Open Access Week with its theme of “Open for Climate Justice.” This year’s theme builds on the important previous Open Access Week discussions centered around knowledge equity. Climate Justice is an equity issue, and “Open for Climate Justice” explores the ways openness can create pathways to more equitable knowledge