International Open Access Week is celebrated from October 20–26, under the theme “Who Owns Our Knowledge?”. The focus is on access to knowledge and ownership in contemporary society, and how we can work together to ensure equitable access to research outputs.

To mark the week, the National and University Library of Iceland and partner institutions including the libraries of  Reykjavík University, University of Akureyri and Iceland University of the Arts present a series of podcasts exploring open access from various perspectives:

• Sharing Creation – Open Access and Artistic Research: Copyright, AI, and artistic inquiry.
• Nordic Diamond Open Access: Supporting sustainable, non-profit publishing across Nordic countries.
• Next Generation Research Infrastructure: A conversation on Scite.ai, evidence-based research, and critical thinking.
• Open Access Publishing – Human Right vs. Monetised Commodity: A critical view on the commercialisation of scholarly publishing.

In addition, an online seminar on data stewardship in the Nordic countries will take place on Wednesday, October 22, 12:00–14:00, hosted by Gagnís and the Nordic Data Stewardship Network (NDSN).

All podcast episodes and links will be available from October 20 on openaccess.is.