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International Open Access Week
October 19–25, 2026
“The Cost of Knowledge”—under this theme, the KIT Library invites you to International Open Access Week 2026. The week-long event will focus on the financial, social, and environmental costs of scholarly publishing and encourage reflection on sustainable and open approaches to accessing research. With an Open Book Club and a panel discussion, the KIT Library provides a space for exchange, inspiration, and new perspectives on one’s own publishing practices.
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Open Paper Dialog
Read a selected text, discuss it, and ask questions—and engage in a conversation with the author, Dr. Renke Siems.
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Round Table
Open Science at KIT: Show us your data!
Guests from across KIT's various departments discuss challenges and solutions
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Panel and Public Discussion
Low-cost and no-cost, community-developed services: A showcase and discussion from the institutional publishing perspective
find out moreOpen Access—a global movement for the free transfer of knowledge
Open Access (OA) provides free and unrestricted access to scholarly publications.
The open-access movement emerged in response to the rising costs of scientific publications and the associated restrictions on access. In the early 2000s, the groundwork was laid for a broader discussion about free access to scientific research. Since then, numerous institutions—including universities, research institutes, and funding organizations—have adopted and actively promoted these principles. Researchers are encouraged to publish their work in open-access formats or to make it available in institutional repositories.
Access to information without financial barriers for researchers, students, and other interested parties promotes innovation and the transfer of knowledge. Furthermore, OA improves the transparency and reproducibility of scientific work and strengthens global collaboration.
Despite major challenges, such as the further development and establishment of funding models, Open Access is key to the democratization of knowledge and promotes broad access to research findings.
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Learn in a fun way how scientific papers are published and made accessible.
OA-poly provides insight into the contributions academic libraries make to the research process and highlights how public funds are used. Players also experience the added value of fair open-access structures firsthand as they try to earn as many reputation points as possible in the game.
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The KITopen repository serves as the central hub for making scientific articles available worldwide.
· Global connectivity to open-access services and database portals
· Automatic review of secondary use options
· Secure linking of individuals and publications
· Link to ORCID profile
Repository KITopen
Concrete Support Through the Publication Fund
The Publication Fund assists with publication in pure open-access journals by covering the fees (“Article Processing Charges,” APCs).
· Framework agreements with various publishers to reduce APCs for KIT authors
· Handling of invoicing for eligible articles
KIT-Publikationsfonds
Consulting and Support at KIT Scientific Publishing
The academic publisher with high standards for publication workflows and best practices in publishing.
· Available free of charge and in electronic format in the KIT Scientific Publishing Shop
· Optimal dissemination of research results
· Customer-focused services through partnerships
KIT Scientific PublishingWould you like to learn more about Open Access?
We appreciate your interest and would be happy to advise you on our Open Access offerings.
Just send us an email at infodesk ∂does-not-exist.bibliothek kit edu.
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The international KohaCon26, held at KIT from October 5 to 9, 2026, brought together more than 400 registered participants from 45 countries to exchange ideas about the open-source library software Koha and drive its further development.
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Under this topic, KIT Library invites you to International Open Access Week 2026. The Event focuses on the financial, social, and environmental costs of scholarly publishing and encourages reflection on sustainable and open ways to access research.
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A selected text by Dr. Renke Siems on the cost of knowledge serves as the basis for a book club-style discussion: reading, discussing, asking questions, and engaging in conversation with the author.
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As part of “International Open Access Week,” during which the KIT Library is hosting other exciting events, a roundtable discussion with KIT researchers on the topic “Open Science at KIT: Show Us Your Data” will take place at the KIT Library on the North Campus starting at 1:30 p.m.
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Online panel discussion on community-developed and community-managed services that institutional publishers—such as university presses—make available at little or no cost.
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The Diamond Open Access journal *Hydrogen Safety* has published its first Special Collection featuring selected best papers from the 11th International HySafe Conference (ICHS 2025).
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Under the theme “Who Owns Our Knowledge?,” the KIT Library offered a diverse program focused on scholarly publishing during International Open Access Week.
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From October 20 to 26, you can visit the South Library to learn how academic papers are published and made available to the public.
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On October 24, 2025, at 10 a.m., Arne Upmeier will speak with Prof. Oliver Kraft, Vice President of KIT.
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Under this theme, the KIT Library invites you to International Open Access Week 2025.
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The BMFTR project “Diamond Thinking” at KIT was successfully completed on schedule in August 2025. KIT Scientific Publishing (KSP) is seamlessly continuing the journal publication services developed as part of the project, including the launch of new journals and the transition of existing journals to open access.
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Strengthening Quality Assurance and Visibility of Open-Access Journals Through a New Partnership
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