Open Access Australasia advocates for innovative change in scholarly communication. There is usually a week-long celebration (19-25 October), this year they are presenting five webinars about the cost of knowledge:
[6pm, Thurs 1 Oct] The Cost of Knowledge: Modelling the Future of Scholarly Publishing
[Noon, Wed 14 Oct] The Cost of Knowledge: Paying in Data - Surveillance, AI and the Future of Open Access
[1pm, Tues 20 Oct] The Cost of Knowledge: Community-Governed Knowledge in the age of AI
[3pm, Thurs 22 Oct] The Price is Right OA Week 2026 edition: Exploring the True Cost of Open Access
[5pm, Thurs 29 Oct] Can Data Sovereignty and Open Access Co-exist? Perspectives from across the Asia Pacific on the cost of open knowledge (registration link pending).
For more on Open Access Australasia, visit their website and sign up.
For further details you can email Research Librarians at library-research@vuw.ac.nz.