For the past 10 years, University Libraries has celebrated Open Access Month each October in connection with International Open Access Week. Over that time, Open Access has become far more commonplace in the scholarly publishing landscape due to changes like federal funding mandates and Plan S. While many of these signs are encouraging and point to greater availability of research findings, there are several significant challenges that also must be confronted. Predatory publishers remain a concern; there are deep questions about the sustainability of the predominant OA model that relies upon author fees, and new technologies have made it easier than ever to falsify research and diminish trust in the scholarly record. What does this mean for the future of Open Access? Are there lessons from the past 10 years that can help us move forward into the next decade? Join us as we explore these questions.

Presented by Josh Cromwell, Scholarly Communications Manager, University Libraries

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