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Open Access Week takes place every October and is celebrated around the world as individuals, institutions, and organizations connect through the open sharing of of knowledge. Organized by SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and an Advisory Committee, it's a chance to learn about the benefits of Open Access and it's power to transform the way research is conducted. CRDDS proudly participates each year and you can join us this year at the following events:

, 10/20, 11:00am-12:00pm. Here's your chance to not only learn about this low-cost, anti-corporate method of sharing your work, but you'll also be invited to craft your own while enjoying snacks.

The annual update to the State of Open at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ report is now available here:Ìý
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Key findings from this report include:

• 64% of articles published in 2025 by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ authors are available via some type of OA (Gold, Green, Hybrid, or Bronze);
• In 2025, the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Libraries OA Fund funded author fees totaling $100.952 for 56 journal articles published by ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ authors in full OA journals;
• The estimated total cost of APCs for all 2025 OA articles with a ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ author is approximately $5.9 million;
• As of the end of 2025, a total of 13 open monographs have been funded through the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½Æƽâ°æÏÂÔØ Open Monograph Fund since 2021;
• At the end of 2025, there were 21,753 OA items in the CU Scholar institutional repository, and these items were downloaded a total of 31,337 times in 2025;
• In the annual Faculty Report of Professional Activities (FRPA), faculty reported 79 published data sets in 2025 with 91.14% of these citations including Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) and 94.90% of these citations identifying a formal data repository;
• The Libraries and its partners registered 360 DataCite DOIs for published data sets in 2025.

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We host free consultation hours every week at noon on Tuesdays during the fall and spring semesters to help you with your data-intensive research needs. Bring your questions and speak to our experts on methods and tools for research data management, digital humanities and qualitative data, geospatial data, or any aspect of the data life cycle. Consultations are open to all – from undergrad to faculty and beyond. or just walk in to Norlin E206!

Monday, October 12 from 2-3pm MT

NDP () Ìýis a collaborative project to expand a national platform connecting data, computing and AI resources to empower nationwide researchers and educators.

Ilkay Altintas, Chief Data science Officer at SDSC will present on NDP National Data Platform, a national-scale ecosystem that builds on existing NSF cyberinfrastructure to accelerate AI-integrated discovery and education.ÌýThe presentation will explore NDP’s contributions to theÌýNAIRR Pilot, what the team has learned from supporting AI-enabled research, and how that work is shaping NDP’s next phase as aÌýCategory I project under NSF’s Integrated Data Systems and Services (IDSS) program. We will also discussÌýhow NAIRR pilot researchers can work with NDP as we collectively build the foundation for AI-ready science.

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