Open Weeks

Open Access Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to learn about the benefits of open access, coordinate in taking action to make openness the default for research and education, and ensure the broadest possible sharing of knowledge.

Open access resources are freely accessible (meaning they are not behind a paywall) and shared under open licenses. Open licenses move away from the standard copyright model of “all rights reserved” to a model of “some rights reserved.” In other words, when creators share their work with an open license, they are proactively giving others certain rights to use and share their work. The concept of "open" can apply to any kind of work: images, video, music, software, journal articles, books, data, textbooks and other educational materials. 

The next Open Access Week will be held October 20–26, 2025.