Today is the first day of Open Access Week. All week, we’ll be joining SPARC and numerous other organizations to celebrate the importance of open access.

Put simply, open access is the practice of making research and other materials freely available online, ideally under licenses that permit widespread dissemination. Open access publishing plays a huge role in the dissemination of knowledge, culture, and ideas.

Check back all week for new #OAWeek content from EFF. We‘ll be updating this blog post with links: