Join Harvard Library as we celebrate International Open Access Week from October 20 through October 26!
The 2025 theme “Who Owns Our Knowledge?” poses a timely challenge for the biomedical community. At a moment marked by distrust in science, rapid advances, ongoing debates about data sharing, and evolving publishing models, it asks how researchers and communities can retain true agency over the knowledge they create.
All week long, attend events and discover resources that encourage and support a more open, sustainable scholarly landscape. Find and register for all Harvard Library Open Access Week events.
Happy Open Access Week!
Data For the Public Good: A Health Datathon
Monday, October 20 at 2:00pm at Countway Library
Celebrate Open Access Week by ensuring access to federal environmental data! It is important that this invaluable public data is maintained and kept available in its true unaltered form for us now and in the future. We will chat about the importance of data preservation and good data management, then pivot to capturing crucial public health information, reports, and datasets for preservation in the Climate and Health Research Coordinating Center Harvard Dataverse Collection.
Register for the Health Datathon
Public Access in Transition: Nelson Memo, Federal Licensing, and the Future of Open Scholarship
Tuesday, October 21 at 11:00am on Zoom
Join leading experts in open scholarship policy and infrastructure to explore the practical and policy dimensions of questions related to the 2022 White House Office of Science & Technology Policy (PDF), also known as the "Nelson Memo", which requires federally funded research, including publications and data, be immediately available for the public.
Register for the Future of Open Scholarship Panel
Unlocking Open Access: Introduction to OA Models
Wednesday, October 22 at 12:00pm on Zoom
Open access to scholarship involves the removal of price and permission barriers, enabling the free flow of scholarly research across all disciplines of study and research. Global in its reach, open access encompasses a wide variety of forms and models, ranging in their complexity from simple and straightforward to intricate and multi-faceted.
Register for the Introduction to OA Models Webinar
Open Access Week with Countway Library
Wednesday, October 22 at 1:00pm at Countway Library
Have questions about open access? Connect with Countway Library experts about making your work openly available, navigating Harvard’s open access policies, managing your research data, and finding open resources to support your research and teaching. Stop by the Countway Library Information Desk with your questions, and pick up informational handouts and free swag.
Join us for Open Access Week at Countway Library
Build Your Research Identity: ORCID, Google Scholar, and More
Wednesday, October 22 at 3:00pm at Cabot Library
In the sciences, your online research identity influences how peers, collaborators, and funding agencies find and assess your work. This hands-on session introduces tools that help you establish a credible and visible scholarly presence, including ORCID, Google Scholar, and other citation profile systems. You will learn how to connect your publications, track your impact, and avoid common issues that can limit visibility.
Register for the Research Identity Workshop
Ready, Set, Share! All You Need to Know to Deposit Your Scholarship in Harvard’s DASH
Friday, October 24 at 11:00am on Zoom
Drop by to learn how to deposit your scholarship in Harvard’s open access repository, DASH. Claire Blechman, Digital Repository Coordinator, will give a brief live demo, explain the benefits of making your research openly available, and answer all your questions.
Register for the Harvard DASH Webinar
Copyright First Responders Presents: Data Cartels, the Companies That Control and Monopolize Our Information
Friday, October 24 at 12:00pm on Zoom
Join Sarah Lamdan, Deputy Director of ALA's Office for Intellectual Freedom, for a discussion of her 2002 book, Data Cartels: The Companies that Control and Monopolize Our Information (Stanford University Press) in conversation with Harvard Library’s Copyright First Responders.