December 18 | 1 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. GMT | Online
Open Access 2025: A Year in Review
From major funder mandates to the rapid growth of high-quality, openly licensed scholarship, 2025 has been a landmark year for open access (OA). What do these developments mean for public libraries, and how can you leverage them to support patrons’ learning, research, and digital literacy?
Join us for a free, 30-minute review of this year’s most pivotal OA shifts and prepare to:
- Zero in on key policy updates shaping the availability of open scholarship in 2025.
- Explore trends influencing patron discovery behaviors, including the rise of AI-mediated search.
- Identify ways OA resources can support digital literacy and combat misinformation in your community.
- Learn how CloudSource OA—a discovery platform from SirsiDynix with 70M open access and open educational resources—can help you deliver trustworthy, transparent OA content to patrons.
Close out the year with practical strategies for harnessing open access resources and step confidently into 2026. Register today.
December
18
Date: Thursday, December 18
Time: 1 p.m. EST / 6 p.m. GMT
Place: Online
About the Series
The Open Access Master Class Series for Public Libraries Series will help you get acquainted with OA and the ways it can benefit your community. Whether you’re familiar with OA or just starting your journey, this series will ensure you have all the information you need to develop your collections and provide high-quality, freely accessible content to your patrons.
Presenters
Maryśka Connolly
CloudSource Director of Partnerships & Communications, SirsiDynix
Rick Branham
Senior Vice President, Sales Support, Academic & Content Solutions, SirsiDynix