Increasingly, information seekers can utilize “open access” (OA) resources, primarily scholarly research journals, at no cost to themselves. However, many who could benefit from free access to research do not know about it. This presentation will present resources and outreach activities related to Open Access from the Arizona State University library system. The purpose is to encourage greater understanding of and participation in OA practices. Examples include:

1. Library guides on scholarly communication and open access resources.
2. Resources for Open Access Week, Open Education Week, and other events.
3. Participation in open access through outreach to our user communities.
4. Institutional memberships in OA organizations and other efforts such as ASU’s digital repository and a resolution passed by the librarians’ governance committee.

This presentation will benefit librarians who seek ideas and tools to engage colleagues and promote Open Access to their user communities.

The images capture the Seeds of Change exhibit, which was co-sponsored by the Native Seeds/SEARCH and exhibited in Noble Library from October 2012 to July 2013. The display featured information about local seed history, the current efforts to protect crop diversity, and rare botanical books about gardening and herbals from ASU's Patten Collection within ASU's Special Collection.