Open Access & Open Education
The Center for Research Data and Digital Scholarship and the University Libraries 2025 State of Open Report shows that 74% of campus research outputs are now published as Open Access (OA), making scholarship more visible and impactful. With over $120K in OA author fee support this year, in addition to numerous OA agreements with publishers and ongoing efforts like the CU Scholar open repository, the Libraries are helping researchers expand the reach of their work worldwide.
Celebrate Open Access Week by joining the University Libraries Upload-a-thon on Oct. 21–23 and make your research more visible and impactful. Get hands-on help uploading your scholarly work to CU Scholar, enjoy snacks and coffee, and contribute to a more equitable academic community through open access.
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The University Libraries are transforming scholarly publishing with our Open Access (OA) initiatives. By helping researchers keep control over their work and making it freely accessible to the public, we’re breaking down barriers and amplifying the global reach and impact of CU Boulder's groundbreaking research.
The “2024 State of Open at the University of Colorado Boulder” report analyzes open access (OA) article publishing activities, OA repository usage, and data publishing practices by researchers at CU Boulder. Find out what is in this report and the impacts of OA at the university and beyond.
Educators at four campuses celebrated for pursuing cost savings for students
Apply by June 15, 2023 to receive up to $8,000 to create or adapt open educational resources.
In our Open Educational Resources panel discussion, learn how to reduce costs for students and educators.
International Open Access Week is October 24 - 28. The theme this year is “Open for Climate Justice.”
It’s part of a larger commitment from the National Science Foundation to strengthen coordination among researchers to advance fair data principles and open science practices.