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October 20, 2026
What is Open Access and how do you select a Creative Commons license?
This online session will provide an overview of some of the most common open access publishing models and the Penn Libraries' current agreements with publishers.
- 1:00pm - 2:00pm
- Hybrid: Class of '55, Room 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center; and Online
Open to the Public
October 22, 2026
Open Access Week Keynote: Two Truths and a Lie: Public Access Policy, Publishing, and Pilfering
Open Access Week Keynote speaker, Christopher Steven Marcum, Ph.D., will discuss the current state of federal public access policy for research outputs.
- 2:30pm - 4:00pm
- Hybrid: Class of '55, Room 241, Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center; and Online
Open to the Public
October 23, 2026
Intro to the Academic Publishing Lifecycle
This session will provide an introduction and overview of the academic publication lifecycle from seminar paper to published article.
- 10:00am - 11:30am
- Hybrid: Research Data & Digital Scholarship Exchange (RDDSx), Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center, 1st floor; and Online
Open to Penn Students, Faculty, and Staff
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