The Kennesaw State University (KSU) Libraries invite all interested parties to submit a proposal for inclusion at our Open Access Week 2023, October 23-26, an international series of events dedicated to raise awareness around the importance of community control of knowledge sharing systems. If you are passionate about how open scholarship prioritizes the best interests of the public and the academic community, consider sharing your perspective.

The ATO Committee at KSU is currently accepting Open Access Week 2023 proposals related to the following tracks:

• Building and Sustaining Open Communities
  • Have you collaborated with other organizations on projects which included open access materials or resources? Do you champion open access in your community? How does your work with open access look to the future and foster sustainable projects and supportive partnerships?
• Community over Commercialization
  • How have you engaged with pressures to commercialize knowledge in your communities? What is the cost of corporations controlling knowledge production rather than researchers themselves? What options (such as preprint servers, repositories, and open publishing platforms) do you see and/or use to center community control for the benefit of the public, research communities, and scholars?
• Open Educational and Research Practices
  • How do you use Open Pedagogy and/or Open Educational Resources in the classroom or your research? Do you contribute to collaborative Open Science, Open Data, or Open Source projects? Has your institution adopted an Open Science policy, or have you been approved for a grant which stipulates your methods must be shared openly?
• Open Legalities
  • How do you navigate copyright and legalities in your Open Access practice? Have you had to become an unofficial copyright expert? Have you been able to use or create open works despite copyright stipulations? Have you utilized fair use best practices in Open Educational Resources? Have you found a creative way to open a door to Open Access?