SJSU Open Access Conference
SJSU Biennial Open Access Conference
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Library, San José State University
October 21, 2025, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM PDT
This will be a virtual conference and registration will be free.
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Program Schedule and Abstracts
This year’s theme, Defend Research, Defend Open Access, explores the growing threats to academic freedom, research infrastructure, and equitable access to knowledge in politically volatile times. As governments across the globe shift policies on research funding and open access, scholars, librarians, and advocates must unite to protect the future of open scholarship.
Browse the contents of SJSU Open Access Conference:
- Open Access Conference 2025: Defend Research, Defend Open Access
- Open Access Unconference 2023: Community over Commercialization
- Open Access Conference 2021: It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity
- Open Access Conference 2019: Open For Whom?: Research Equity for Campus and Community
- Open Access Conference 2017: (Re)Placing Open: Assessing the Current OA Landscape
- Open Access Conference 2015: Learning from Experience
- 2013 Open Access Un/Conference: Promote, Impact, Access