Open Education Week

Copim Conference 2026! Exploring the future of community-led open access books
2026-02-26 10:00 - 2026-02-27 16:15, 2026-02-27 10:00 - 16:15 (Europe/London) | London, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom
This free, two-day hybrid conference will bring together the people and projects shaping the future of equitable, community-driven open access book publishing. Timed to coincide with the conclusion of the Copim Open Book Futures project in April 2026, this gathering will look forward and debate: what’s next for community-led open access books?
‘Community-led’ publishing can be difficult to define, and even more difficult to implement. How to identify our communities (which are usually overlapping), make meaningful and practical connections with them, and develop open book publishing infrastructures that are used, governed, and sustained by our communities has been an ongoing challenge that the two Copim projects have grappled with both theoretically and practically over the last six and a half years. During this time, we have also engaged with established and brand-new networks that are trying to achieve similar things in different countries around the world.
At this conference we will be asking essential questions and forging collaborative strategies about what comes next for open access book publishing. Our panels and workshops will tackle topics ranging from the likely outlook for collective funding mechanisms in a higher education landscape characterised by austerity and political vandalism; the role of librarians in advancing Diamond OA book publishing; how to make open access books accessible to everyone who might want to read them; the fragmentations and gaps in metadata that inhibit the discoverability of OA books and how to overcome these; the preservation of PhD research in systems that are targets for hackers; how experimental book publishing will change in the coming years (and if it will change how we publish); and where the new scholar-led OA presses are coming from. We will also reflect on broader overarching questions throughout the event, including how to sustain community activity amid political, economic, and institutional crises; how to identify shared goals and forge effective collaborations between groups, networks, and institutions that have different priorities and ways of working; and how to guard against the co-option and hollowing-out of community-based models, language, and organising strategies by commercial actors whose main priority is revenue generation.
Through lively panels and discussions, we will tackle the most pressing themes for community-led open access books today, with a focus on collective action. It’s an opportunity for people across the community-led open access ecosystem to chart the next phase of open access publishing, together.

We would love you to join us, either in person (at Loughborough University | London) or online (via Zoom). Programme details are gradually being released so keep an eye on your inbox!

Thursday 26 February 2026 (10:00 – 17:15 GMT)
Friday 27 February 2026 (09:00 – 16:15 GMT)

Register now!

AfLIA Open Education Week Virtual Summit
2026-03-03 09:00 - 13:00, 2026-03-04 09:00 - 13:00 UTC | Accra, Ghana, Accra, Ghana
The African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA), in collaboration with OER Africa, is pleased to announce the 2026 AfLIA Open Education Week Virtual Summit, scheduled for 3–4 March 2026. The virtual summit will convene librarians, educators, researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to explore how Open Education can expand access, improve equity, and transform learning outcomes across Africa.
Theme: Open Education, Open Possibilities
Open Education is reshaping the global learning landscape by expanding access to open educational resources and practices. It creates new pathways for inclusive, quality, and equitable education. This is particularly important for Africa, which has the world’s youngest population, with over 60 percent under the age of 25 and a median age of 19. Many young people and adult learners still face significant barriers to education due to inadequate resources and persistent equity gaps. Open Education presents an opportunity to address these challenges and to support Africa’s transformation into a global knowledge and innovation powerhouse.
AfLIA strongly believes that African libraries have critical roles to play in bridging digital and resource gaps. Library professionals possess expertise in technology, copyright, and licensing, positioning them as key partners in advancing Open Education. The 2026 virtual summit seeks to bring together stakeholders to share research, case studies, emerging models, and visionary ideas that demonstrate how Open Education can enable transformative, inclusive, and equitable education across the continent.

IADT Open Educational Resources (OER) Workshop - in partnership with TUS
2026-03-03 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/London) | Athlone, Ireland, Athlone, Ireland
To mark Open Education Week 2026, TUS is partnering with IADT to deliver an Open Educational Resources (OER) Workshop for IADT faculty.
This workshop will explore:

Defining characteristics of OER
OER examples across design, art, entrepreneurship, business and psychology
Copyright considerations for OER creators
Open Licenses, such as Creative Commons
Open Licensing supports
Mechanisms to share OER to maximise reach, impact and reuse

Pressbooks, Omeka and TIND, Oh My!
2026-03-03 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Providence, United States, Providence, RI, United States
This session will introduce you to tools and platforms offered by Rhode Island College and the Adams Library for digitally publishing faculty and student creative and scholarly works. Explore the college archives and institutional repository and discover opportunities to publish ebooks and online exhibits.

Simpel zoeken, slim delen met de OER Wizard & de OER Discovery Tool
2026-03-04 09:00 - 22:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Rotterdam, Netherlands, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Uitnodiging themasessie in de Open Onderwijs Week
Graag nodigen we uit voor een online informatiesessie over twee nieuwe tools die het vinden, verrijken en delen van open leermaterialen eenvoudiger maken.
OER-wizard, een tool om materialen laagdrempelig te vinden en te delen in collecties.
Demonstratie OER wizard door Sylvia Moes.
De OER-wizard is een tool waarmee je content uit andere repositories kunt doorzoeken, en op laagdrempelige wijze via SURFsharekit kunt verrijken met onderwijskundige metadata. Op dit moment kun je via de OER-wizard inhoud zoeken naar DOAB-boeken, Open Textbooks, Medpix en Europeana.
Zie ook het artikel Steeds meer open tekstboeken op de communitypagina Open Tekstboeken

Sneller open leermaterialen vinden met de OER Discovery Tool
Demonstratie OER Discovery Tool door Michel Saive
De bibliotheek van Universiteit Maastricht ontwikkeling een nieuwe tool die het zoeken naar open onderwijsmaterialen veel eenvoudiger maakt. Tijdens de demonstratie laat Michel zien hoe deze met behulp van AI automatisch relevante zoekwoorden op basis van cursusomschrijvingen. De tool doorzoekt vervolgens vijf grote repositories, waardoor de docent binnen twee minuten open leermaterialen de verbinding vindt bij de thema’s die in de gekozen cursus aan bod komen.
Zie ook het interview Zo geeft Universiteit Maastricht open leermaterialen een vaste plek in het onderwijs
We laten tijdens de bijeenkomst zien hoe beide tools werken, zodat je weet wat voor mogelijkheden er zijn om open leermaterialen te vinden en hoe je de OER-wizard zelf kunt inzetten in contact met het onderwijs.
Na afloop van de demo’s is er een gelegenheid om vragen te stellen.
Hartelijke groet, namens experts Npuls en de werkgroep Bibliotheken en Open en Online Onderwijs,
Irma van Houts en Brenda Lems

Be the change you want to see: Applications of Seamless learning. Research projects from the International Research Network for Innovative Sustainable and Seamless Education (IRN-ISSE)
2026-03-04 14:00 - 15:00 (Europe/Stockholm) | Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden
The International Research Network for Innovative Sustainable and Seamless Education (IRN-ISSE) is a global research partnership that began at mLearn 2018 at Concordia University in Chicago. The vision of IRN-ISSE is to build an international community of practice, inviting researchers and specialists to collaborate for the greater good, with a specific focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4): “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” The mission of IRN-ISSE is to study, support, inform, share, and implement research globally to improve access to and quality of education worldwide. The goal is to stand together and learn with and from each other, striving to remain at the forefront of innovative, sustainable, and seamless educational practice
The community has a global reach, including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, and India. The partnership is working on several initiatives, such as:

The Seamless Learning Experience Design Model, which identifies five themes relevant to designing a seamless learning experience: 1) seamless learning concepts, 2) positive concepts, 3) practical concepts, 4) human concepts, and 5) design concepts. Based on these five concepts, a Seamless Learning Experience Design (SLED) framework was developed.
Research and ongoing work include the “Be the change to see the change” (this was the theme for interviews and larger podcasts) initiative, and on-demand, driven learning.

What you can expect:
During this webinar, you will meet some of the partners in IRN-ISSE. You will hear about their research and ongoing initiatives. You will have the opportunity to discuss with the team and the audience the interesting changes in education, including those brought about by the AI era. You will also learn how you can become involved in the IRN-ISSE partnership.

Speakers:

Helga Hambrock. Dr. S Africa, Co-ordinator
Ebba Ossiannilsson, Prof. Dr. Sweden
Ioana Andrea Stefan, Dr. Romania
Karen Ferreira Meyers, Prof. Dr. Eswatini

… even more members from IRN ISSE

Contact: Ebba Ossiannilsson, Prof. Dr. Sweden
Ebba.Ossiannilsson@gmail.com
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/32914498970710?p=EBrRzeuucxkYlwaZtL
Meeting ID: 329 144 989 707 10
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Open for Student Success Symposium 2026
2026-03-04 09:30 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Atlanta, United States, Atlanta, GA, United States
Join Georgia State University for our 4th annual Open Education Week Celebration,
where professionals and students unite with the common purpose to learn and share insights about open and affordable education.
The Open for Student Success Symposium is free, online, and open to all
and will take place on March 4, 2026 from 9:30am to 4:30pm ET.
Register now!

Our distinguished keynote speaker this year will be Josh Bolick, Head of the David Shulenburger Office Of Scholarly Communication & Copyright at the University of Kansas (KU). With Maria Bonn and Will Cross, Josh co-edited Scholarly Communication Librarianship and Open Knowledge (ACRL, 2023) and co-founded the Scholarly Communication Notebook (SCN). A former presenter for the Open Education Network and OER Research Fellow, he advocates for open access, authors’ rights, open education, and issues related and is interested in OER as a vehicle for expanding scholarly communication knowledge and expertise.

From 2016-2022, he led open education programs at KU and remains engaged in open education advocacy in a variety of ways. He is published in the Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication, the Journal of Copyright in Education and Librarianship, PeerJ, and PLOS Biology, as well as other venues. Josh holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and a master’s in library and information studies from Florida State University. In his free time he enjoys cycling, horror, and culinary adventures, especially tacos and barbecue.
In his keynote speech, “Open but Not Finished: What We’ve Won and the Work Ahead,” Bolick will summarize the shift to open, examine emerging and lingering challenges, and consider how the Open Movement can continue progress toward a more open research and teaching culture:
While advocating for openness can feel like a struggle (and it often is), we’ve also achieved a lot over the last 20+ years. Open access scholarship and open educational resources and practices are normalized to a large degree, and that’s worth celebrating. Still, there are significant challenges to further growth, including in hiring, annual review, promotion and tenure, and other evaluation practices and the reward structures that shape and inform them. In this talk, I will summarize the shift to open and what we’ve won, examine emergent and lingering challenges, and consider what we can do to continue pushing for more open research and teaching cultures, with a focus on collaboration and support.
In addition to the keynote speech, the symposium will feature presentations by 22 professionals from nine U.S. states, as well as from Canada and Mexico. A full list of sessions can be found at https://research.library.gsu.edu/open.
Register now for free at https://forms.office.com/r/aZFktr12z3.

Open Metadata Exchange: Enabling OER Access Across Libraries
2026-03-04 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Half Moon Bay, United States, Half Moon Bay, CA, United States
The Open Metadata Exchange (OME) is a decentralized network that enables open education libraries to share and discover openly licensed resources and metadata across institutions while maintaining local control.
By connecting platforms through a shared, flexible infrastructure, OME helps reduce duplicated curatorial effort, bridge metadata gaps, and make high-quality Open Educational Resources more discoverable.
In this session, we will introduce

The OME model
Demonstrate how participating libraries connect and exchange metadata
Discuss how a community-governed, decentralized approach can strengthen collaboration across the open education ecosystem.

Making OER Count in Promotion and Tenure
2026-03-04 11:30 - 13:00 (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) | Indianapolis, United States, Indianapolis, IN, United States
This lunch and learn organized by the University Library at the Indiana University Indianapolis is hybrid on Zoom and in UL1116 with lunch provided to in person attendees. Explore how OER creation and adoption can be positioned as meaningful scholarly, teaching, and service contributions in promotion and tenure reviews.
This event is done in collaboration with the Office of Faculty Affairs.

OPEN FL Community Meeting featuring Math OER
2026-03-04 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Tallahassee, United States, Tallahassee, FL, United States
Join Florida Virtual Campus and OPEN FL for a community meeting during Open Education Week! Free and virtual, OPEN FL focuses on OER for a “course of the month.”
March’s course is Topics in Finite Mathematics. We will have a speaker (math faculty OER creator and editor) join us for the first part of the hour, and then we will search for open ed finite math resources as a group, sharing and discussing the materials. Visit the event landing page to get the meeting link. Hope to see you there!

Hinds Community College Wikipedia Editathon
2026-03-04 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Raymond, United States, Raymond, MS, United States
Hinds Community College’s Wikipedia Editathon is taking place Wednesday, March 4th from 1-3pm, McLendon Library in the Bucci Room.

Making Education Accessible with OER: Funded by Embark Student Foundation Grant
2026-03-04 15:00 - 15:45 (America/Toronto) | Kitchener, Canada, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Conestoga College employees are invited to join this virtual information session from 3 to 3:45 p.m. to learn about Making Education Accessible with OER and how the Embark Student Foundation grant can support.

Burden-Free Materials: How Libraries Power Affordable Education
2026-03-04 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | San Diego, United States, San Diego, CA, United States
Discover resources available through your San Diego Community College District’s libraries to support burden-free materials by providing seamless access to electronic resources, streaming media, course reserves, and digital scanning services. Learn how these efforts remove financial barriers for students and support faculty in creating no cost courses.

Accessibility + OER (Ohio Open Education Collective)
2026-03-05 11:00 - 12:00 (America/New_York) | Columbus, United States, Columbus, OH, United States
Celebrate Open Education Week with the Ohio Open Education Collective for a high level overview of the new Title II guidelines for accessible content and explore how to build an accessibility-first mindset when creating OER. The session will culminate with best practices and resources.

Transforming Learning in an Age of Information Abundance
2026-03-05 14:30 - 15:30 (America/Regina) | Saskatoon, Canada, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dave Cormier shares strategies for teaching in the digital age. Help students thrive in an information-rich world.
Pre-registration is required. A recording will be available with a link sent out to all registrants.

De la innovación a la práctica: evolución e impacto del Plan Docencia en Red en la UPV
2026-03-06 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain
En la presentación se mostrará el Plan Docencia en red, iniciado en el año 2007 y vigente en la actualidad, en el que se han creado más de 12000 materiales digitales, y cuyo objetivo inicial era favorecer el uso de las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones en la práctica docente, impulsando el conocimiento abierto, e incentivando la elaboración de materiales educativos reutilizables en formato digital, alojados en su mayoría en el repositorio institucional RiuNet. Se mostrará su evolución y particularidades. Público destinatario: Profesorado y todos los perfiles profesionales que participan en el apoyo y la mejora de la docencia: personal de bibliotecas universitarias, servicios de publicaciones, institutos de ciencias de la educación, unidades de innovación y calidad docente, servicios de apoyo académico y tecnológico, y otros equipos implicados en los procesos formativos.

Innovación en el apoyo al aprendizaje: el portal de la producción docente y el soporte a la mejora de las asignaturas del campus virtual en la UPC
2026-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain
Ponentes: Fran Máñez y Marta López Vivancos.
6 de marzo.
Horario: 12:00-13:00 h.

La actividad presentará la nueva versión del portal Aprèn, la plataforma que da visibilidad a la producción docente de los profesores de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), que se dará a conocer durante la OERWeek y que incorpora mejoras significativas orientadas a facilitar el depósito y acceso a recursos abiertos. Asimismo, se expondrá la experiencia de implantación de los llamados Puntos ATENEA en las bibliotecas, una iniciativa que pretende contribuir a la mejora de las asignaturas del campus virtual de la universidad (Moodle) desde la perspectiva del acompañamiento bibliotecario.

Innovación en el apoyo al aprendizaje: el portal de la producción docente y el soporte a la mejora de las asignaturas del campus virtual en la UPC
2026-03-06 12:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Madrid) | Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain
La actividad presentará la nueva versión del portal Aprèn, la plataforma que da visibilidad a la producción docente de los profesores de la Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), que se dará a conocer durante la OERWeek y que incorpora mejoras significativas orientadas a facilitar el depósito y acceso a recursos abiertos. Asimismo, se expondrá la experiencia de implantación de los llamados Puntos ATENEA en las bibliotecas, una iniciativa que pretende contribuir a la mejora de las asignaturas del campus virtual de la universidad (Moodle) desde la perspectiva del acompañamiento bibliotecario.

Utah Higher Education OER Summit
2026-03-06 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Denver) | Salt Lake City, United States, Salt Lake City, UT, United States
A gathering of leaders and practitioners from Utah’s public and private higher education institutions to share best practices, brainstorm on solving key issues, and promoting OER and affordable learning materials (ALM).
See full details in agenda.

Webinar: Knjižnice u digitalnoj transformaciji obrazovanja – uloga i primjeri prakse
2026-03-09 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Zagreb) | Zagreb, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska), Zagreb, Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska)
Ovaj webinar istražuje ulogu knjižnica u digitalnoj transformaciji visokog obrazovanja, ističući njihovu podršku suvremenim modelima poučavanja i učenja.
Bit će predstavljena digitalna platforma knjižničnih usluga u oblaku, Alma, koja olakšava pristup digitalnim resursima i integraciju knjižničnih usluga u nastavni proces.
Sudionici će također vidjeti primjere suradnje knjižničara i nastavnika na pripremi nastave, od odabira digitalnih izvora do razvoja digitalnih kompetencija studenata i podrške za samostalno i suradničko učenje.
Webinar pokazuje kako knjižnice danas djeluju kao ključni partneri u stvaranju fleksibilnog i digitalno podržanog obrazovnog okruženja.
Predavači:
Dr.sc. Dijana Machala, pomoćnica glavne ravnateljice za djelatnost središnje knjižnice Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Nacionalna i sveučilišna knjižnica
Prof. dr. sc. Snježana Kužir, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Jovana Ivanić, prof., mag. bibl., voditeljica knjižnice, Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
izv. prof. dr. sc. Sonja Novak, Filozofski fakultet Sveučilište J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku
Kristina Kiš, viša knjižničarka, voditeljica knjižnice, Filozofski fakultet Sveučilište J.J. Strossmayera u Osijeku
Moderatorica: doc. dr. sc. Sandra Kučina Softić, Srce
Vrijeme i mjesto održavanja: 9. ožujka 2026. s početkom u 14 sati, putem sustava za webinare.
Webinar je namijenjen nastavnicima i knjižničarima, prvenstveno u sustavu visokog obrazovanja i svima zainteresiranima.

Open Education Talks- Utilizing GenAI and Technology in Supporting OE and OER
2026-03-11 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Denver) | Calgary, Canada, Calgary, AB, Canada
Open Education Talks is a series of 15-minute lightning talks and digital posters about facets of open education. These talks aim to create an accessible, virtual space for conversations about open education. We welcome proposals from educators, students, administrators, librarians, instructional designers, and all other roles related to the design, delivery, and evaluation of open education in post-secondary institutions. We encourage student-led or partnered talks that showcase the critical role of student leadership and student-educator collaborations in open education. To register for these Zoom sessions, visit: https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpfuuhqjsiE9xwLFkoS4uK-KLd0bwXMbkC
Utilizing GenAI and Technology in Supporting OE and OER

Beyond Openness: Transdisciplinary Collaboration as the Heart of Open Education in the Age of AI – Sandra Abegglen, Mohammadmadhi Zanjanian, Alexandra Poppendorf (University of Calgary – Alberta, Canada)
Building Trust Through AI Transparency in OERs – Amanda Grey and Karen Meijer (Kwantlen Polytechnic University – British Columbia, Canada)
Opterna: BCcampus Open GenAI Project – Elizabeth A. Childs (Royal Roads University – British Columbia, Canada), Robynne Devine, and Harper Friedman (BCcampus – British Columbia, Canada)
Thinking Outside the Box! Creating and Implementing a Secondary Database as a Teaching Tool for Dental Students – Nazlee Sharmin and Ava Chow (University of Alberta – Alberta, Canada)
A Critical Examination of the Economics of Open – Mima Diab (University of Calgary – Alberta, Canada)

WS#14 Embrace the Open: Connect Open Education and Open Science recognition practices in your institution
2026-03-12 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Rome)
We are delighted to invite you to the fourteenth event in our ENOEL Workshop series, organised by SPARC Europe and the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL), on 12 March 2026, 3-4:30 p.m. CET, our second event during OE Week 2026. The workshop topic is “Embrace the Open: Connect Open Education and Open Science recognition practices in your institution”.

Our workshop facilitators are:

Marta Bustillo (University College Dublin, Ireland)
Sylvia Moes (SURF, Netherlands)
Monique Schoutsen (Radboud University, Netherlands)

We will have the pleasure of having as our guest speaker Dr Marijn Post (HAN University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands)

What to Expect:
During the workshop, you will learn about the challenges and opportunities to promote the recognition of Open Educational practices in your institution by connecting them to Open Science. You will also explore the key factors needed at your institution to support lecturers in creating OER and to encourage open educational practices regarding recognition.

With other participants, you will further reflect on your role in promoting Open Educational practices within Open Science as a librarian, and have a discussion about it. Don’t miss this chance to explore Open Education Librarianship and Open Science with other international librarians and open education experts.

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

Explore connections between Open Education and Open Science
Identify strategies for promoting recognition of Open Educational Practices as part of Open Science initiatives
Apply practical approaches to integrate Open Education and its recognition into Open Science workflows in your own institutional context
Reflect on your role and potential contribution as a librarian in advancing Open Educational Practices within Open Science.

The previous webinar recordings are available as usual in the ENOEL Workshops playlist on our @ENOELforOpen YouTube Channel. Slides, workshop plans and other resources are openly available in the SPARC Europe Collection on Zenodo.

We hope you can make it, and we encourage you to share this with your colleagues!

UA Little Rock Open Education Week Lightning Talks
2026-03-12 10:30 - 11:30 (America/Chicago)
All students, staff, and faculty at University of Arkansas Little Rock are invited to join Ottenheimer Library, the Office of eLearning, and ATLE for an hour of fast-paced, high-energy Lightning Talks celebrating Open Education Week 2026.
Presenters include: Academic Success Librarian Amie Johnson, Dr. Katie Helms, Dr. Tiffani Tijerina, Dr. Elizabeth Sotelo, and undergraduate student Will Fausel.
Brunch will be served between 10:00 am-10:30 am for in-person attendees.
The sessions will start promptly at 10:30 for both in-person and virtual audiences.
Please register for either modality; the virtual link will be sent to registrants who select the virtual option.

Open Educational Resources: New Publishing Trends and Strategies for Resource Selection in Universities
2026-03-13 13:30 - 17:30 (Asia/Bangkok) | Can Tho, Viet Nam, Can Tho, Ninh Kieu, Viet Nam
In the context of the rapidly advancing digital transformation in higher education, enhancing awareness and capacity for the use of Open Educational Resources (OER)—while ensuring compliance with intellectual property regulations in publishing activities—has become an urgent priority for higher education institutions.
To support faculty members, administrators, and librarians in developing the knowledge and skills needed to search for, evaluate, and integrate OER into teaching and learning, the Southern Academic Library Consortium, in collaboration with the Library of Can Tho University and related partners, will organize this workshop.
Speakers:

Dr. Win Shih – Director of Integrated Library Systems, University of Southern California – USC, United States.
Mr. Le Trung Nghia – Vice Director, Institute for Research, Training and Development of Open Educational Resources, under the Vietnam Association of Universities and Colleges.
Ms. Tran Thi Thuy Kieu – Director of the Library, Nguyen Tat Thanh University.
Ms. Nguyen Tran Minh Chau – Deputy Director of the Library, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City.

Collaboration et partage autour de l’éducation ouverte en bibliothèque
2026-03-17 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Venez découvrir la communauté de pratique en éducation ouverte du Partenariat des Bibliothèques Universitaires du Québec (PBUQ), un espace collaboratif réunissant des bibliothécaires et des techniciennes et techniciens en documentation du milieu de l’enseignement supérieur.
Cette communauté souhaite favoriser la collaboration entre les bibliothèques collégiales et universitaires, encourager le partage de ressources, d’expériences et de bonnes pratiques, et stimuler la mobilisation autour des enjeux et opportunités liés à l’éducation ouverte.
Curieux d’en savoir plus ou de contribuer ? Assistez à l’activité, posez vos questions et explorez les façons de vous impliquer dans cette initiative collective. Nous invitons toute personne des bibliothèques intéressée par l’éducation ouverte, qu’elle y soit déjà impliquée ou non.
Avec la participation et la collaboration de : Mélanie Roy, Université du Québec à Montréal, Rachel Harris, Université Concordia, Olivia Fernandez Pereda, Polytechnique de Montréal, Vanessa Ayotte, École de technologies supérieures, Graham Lavender, Université de Montréal, Thien Sa Hoang, Université de Montréal, Nadia Villeneuve, Université Laval, José-Miguel Escobar-Zuniga, Université
de Sherbrooke et Laurie-Anne Gignac, Partenariat des bibliothèques universitaires du Québec.

The Price is Wrong: Free or Low-Cost Alternatives in Higher Education (Concordia University)
2026-03-18 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Montreal, Canada, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sometimes, the cost of academic publishing can feel very wrong. Costs might feel wrong for students facing higher living and tuition costs, and for researchers seeking to make their work open access.
Textbooks, course packs, journal articles, academic books, and related online resources carry various price tags; some of which are shockingly high or low. Uncover the publishing costs in academia and learn about for-profit publishing alternatives. Participants who guess the accurate price will win prizes as we reveal how pathways within open scholarship and open education can lessen the financial burdens on students, educators, and researchers.
In twelve spins, our version of Price is Wrong features useful information, several slices of humour, and prizes for our winners. In this collaboration, Rachel Harris and Zo Kopyna from the Concordia University Library’s Open Educational Resources Team, Ryan Van Huijstee from Concordia University Press, and Douglas Moffat from 4TH Space act as game-show hosts, radio announcers, and design magicians. Together, we encourage students, professors, librarians, and staff members to join us… as volunteer game-show contestants and audience members, take your seats!
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How can you participate? Join us in person [4TH SPACE in the J.W. McConnell Building] or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube.

> Learn more
> Part of open education month at Concordia University

AIRS OER Book Launch
2026-03-19 12:00 - 13:00 (Australia/Brisbane) | Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Be part of the celebration as we introduce a new resource aimed at enabling all learners to build strong library research skills.
Advanced Information Research Skills (AIRS) is an open educational resource (OER) designed to empower learners and researchers with the confidence and capability to navigate today’s complex information landscape. Whether you are a research student, supervisor, librarian, or research support professional, AIRS offers practical strategies and tools to help you, and those you support, develop advanced information skills that make a real difference in research success.
https://qut.pressbooks.pub/airs/
In this session we will showcase the AIRS OER and highlight practical ways it can support both students and educators.

Les coulisses de NÉO : découverte du dépôt de REL de Nantes Université
2026-03-23 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Toronto) | Nantes, France, Nantes, France
Le signalement des REL : retour d’expériences du travail collaboratif mené par les bibliothécaires et informaticiens sur la qualité des métadonnées dans NEO à Nantes. Présentation des choix opérés pour le moissonnage dans DSpace et quelle interopérabilité : objectifs et perspectives.
Avec la participation et la collaboration de : Elise Nelson, bibliothécaire dans les BU et Thibaut Auriacombe, informaticien, Nantes
