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Open Access Week

Join the Penn Libraries in celebrating Open Access Week, an annual opportunity for the academic and research community to learn about the potential benefits of open access and share their insights with colleagues.

Attend one of the Libraries’ Open Access Week workshops from October 20-24, 2025, and learn how to make your research more visible and accessible!

Looking for additional guidance on publishing your research open access? The Libraries supports open access publishing year-round through a number of resources and initiatives. 

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Oct 20
  • Workshop
Open to the Public

Before and After the Open Access Transition: Penn Editors Share Their Experiences

Editors of scholarly journals will discuss how their journals made the decision to move from a subscription model to Open Access, what the financial implications were, and what the impact has been on their readership.

  • October 20, 2025
  • 11:30am - 12:30pm
  • Hybrid: Online and in Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), First Floor
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Oct 21
Open to Penn Graduate Students Only

Make an ORCID Bracelet or Keychain

Learn about the importance of ORCIDs for research, sign up to get your own, and make a bracelet or keychain!

  • October 21, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Graduate Student Center, 3615 Locust Walk, Third Floor (Room 304)
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Oct 21
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Intro to the Academic Publishing Lifecycle

Learn how to identify suitable publication venues, comply with submission guidelines, navigate the review process, and get published.

  • October 21, 2025
  • 3:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor
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Oct 22
  • Workshop
Open to the Public

Making Sense of the Creative Commons Licenses and the New CC Signals

In this workshop, we will discuss what the Creative Commons licenses are, how they work, and why you may select one over another.

  • October 22, 2025
  • 2:00pm - 3:00pm
  • Hybrid: Online and in Class of '55 Conference Room, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, Second Floor
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Oct 23
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Open Source Geospatial Data and Tools

Learn how to access, analyze, and use these open-source tools for mapping, spatial analysis, and decision-making.

  • October 23, 2025
  • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor
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Oct 23
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Publishing Reimagined

In this hands-on, interactive exercise, participants will address the core goals and incentives surrounding the current scholarly publishing landscape and dare to envision alternatives.

  • October 23, 2025
  • 12:00pm - 1:30pm
  • Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor
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Oct 24
  • Workshop
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff

Choosing a Digital Mapping Platform for Your Project

Explore the pros and cons of various free and paid mapping tools and platforms that can be used for mapping your research in the humanities.

  • October 24, 2025
  • 11:00am - 12:00pm
  • Hybrid: Online and at Research Data and Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, First Floor
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Oct 24
Open to the Public

(Re)Imagining Health: a Pop-up Exhibit on the Histories of Health and Care

This pop-up exhibit showcases rare and archival materials that reflect how people have understood their health, well-being, and medical knowledge through the medium of bookmaking.

  • October 24, 2025
  • 1:00pm - 4:00pm
  • Henry Charles Lea Library, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, sixth floor
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