The Penn Libraries recognize International Open Access Week 2021, October 25-31, with a series of virtual workshops and panel discussions open to the Penn community. 

Open access publishing makes scholarly information more widely available online at no cost to the reader, reducing barriers to access by students, scholars, and the general public. Inter- national Open Access Week is a global event, celebrated each year, offering opportunities for the academic and research communities to learn about the potential benefits of open access and share their findings with colleagues.

The Penn Libraries’ workshops will provide practical information and hands-on guidance for scholars interested in highlighting their work in open academic profile, sharing, and preprint platforms. Panel discussions will facilitate direct conversation with publishers, journal editors, and Penn scholars who have chosen to publish, distribute, and share their work through open access publishing venues.

The Penn Libraries also continue to facilitate open access publishing across the disciplines by con- sulting directly with individual scholars, partici- pating in consortia that further open access, and supporting initiatives that reduce or eliminate fees for authors to provide open access to their work. Find a full list of program descriptions and links to register: Penn Libraries International Open Access Week 2021 Events.