Programme

Welcome and opening remarks
James O’Donnell, University Librarian, Arizona State University (USA)
Gulcin Cribb, Chair, IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section
Lucinda Jones, Director, Erasmus University Library

Keynote Speaker kindly sponsored by Elsevier

Introduction by Charlotte Wien (Elsevier)

Sabelo Mhlambi (US/ZM), Harvard Law School: 
“Democratizing and Decolonizing Open Knowledge”
Video

IFLA and Open Access

Fiona Bradley and Patrick Danowski, co-chairs, IFLA Open Access Working Group (NL): 
“Realising equity, inclusion and diversity in the open access movement: progress on implementing IFLA’s call to action”
Presentation

Regional Impact Studies 

Chair: Elizabeth Ketterman, East Carolina University Library

Reysa Alenzuela (CZ), Czech Academy of Sciences:
“Mapping Openness Across Asian Libraries: Current Practices and Implementation Pathways”
Presentation

Emmy Tsang (NL), Invest in Open Infrastructure:
“Exploring open infrastructure needs in Latin America, Africa, and Asia”
Presentation

Regional Impact Studies

Chair: Theodore Westervelt, Library of Congress
 
Jayshree Mamtora (AU), James Cook University:
“Open access in Oceania - perspectives from Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands"
Presentation

Juan Miguel Palma Peña (MX), National Autonomous University of Mexico: 
“Role of Academic and Research Libraries from Latin America to Implementation of Open Science and Research Data Management: Analysis and Model Proposal”
Presentation

Siphamandla Mncube (SA), University of South Africa:
“Shadow Information Technology in the advent of Open Educational Resources”
Presentation

Tatiana Bryant (US), Barnard College and Camille Thomas (US), Florida State University:
"Identifying Opportunities to Support Black, Indigenous, and People of Color Faculty in Open Access"
Presentation

Institutions and Infrastructure  

Chair: Evviva LaJoie, University of Buffalo  

Niels Stern (NL), OAPEN Foundation/DOAB Foundation:
"From Harare to Harvard. Challenges of equity in open scholarly book publishing”
Presentation

Joanna Ball (UK), DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals):
“Moving the needle: addressing inequity in global open access journal publishing”
Presentation

Issues of accessibility

Chair: Ilkay Holt, British Library

Yetunde Zaid, Olubukola Olatise, Adefunke Alabi. (NG), University of Lagos: 
“Bridging the Gap in Open Knowledge Movement: Plight of the Excluded in Higher Education in Nigeria”

Carli Spina (US), Fashion Institute of Technology:
“Open to Whom? The Importance of Accessibility for Open Data and Publications”
Presentation

Issues of assessment

Chair: Gulcin Cribb, IFLA ARL

Jasmin Schmitz (DE), ZB Med – Information Centre for Life Science:
“From Impact Factors to Responsible Research Assessment and Open Metrics:  which suggestions are currently on the table?
Presentation

Panel Discussion 
Fiona Bradley (moderator), Jayshree Mamtora, Alan Brine and Ilkay Holt

What needs to be done to ensure the maximum benefits of open access for readers and researchers throughout the world?  What should IFLA advocate?