Speakers and presentations WLIC 2025 ACD Open Session

We are pleased to share the speakers and presentations for our upcoming session, Sustainable Paths Towards Open Science and Open Scholarship, at the WLIC 2025 in Astana.

This session is co-organized by the Acquisition and Collection Development Section, the Library Publishing Special Interest Group, and the Advisory Committee on Open Science and Open Scholarship and will explore how libraries can help shape open science models that are both equitable and sustainable.

• When: Monday, August 18, 13:00 – 14:00
• Room: Altay + Burrabay/Congress Center
• More Info: https://iflawlic2025.abstractserver.com/program/#/details/sessions/90

Presentations:

1. It Takes a Village: How Library Contributions to Open Infrastructure Shape Global Open Science

• Mariya Maistrovskaya, Canada

2. A Model Collection – A Showcase and Framework for Capturing Physical Items as Open Digital Resources

• Bill Ayres, UK

3. Open science in the Maghreb: different approaches in a unified geography

• Samir Hachani, Algeria

4. One Nation One Subscription: A Transformative Framework for Equitable and Sustainable Open Science in the Global South

• Rakhi Kumari, India
• Meghna Dhar, India
• Ajay Pratap Singh, India
• Ashwin Kumar Kushwaha, India