# Open Divide 2025/2026 — Speakers and Topics (recording available) **URL:** \ **Category:** Event\ **Tags:** governance, sustainability, library, preservation, alternative-models\ **Created:** [8 July 2025 07:16 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics-recording-available/422 "2025-07-08T07:16:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mpaulhac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/mpaulhac/32/48_2.png) [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Post date:** [8 July 2025 07:16 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics-recording-available/422/1 "2025-07-08T07:16:37Z")
Seven years after the publication of [Open Divide: Critical Studies on Open Access](https://opendivide.hypotheses.org/open-divide-2018) in 2018, which challenged dominant narratives in scholarly publishing, a new lecture series is organized by Joachim Schöpfel (Université de Lille), Ulrich Herb (Saarland University), and Niels-Oliver Walkowski (University of Luxembourg). This twelve-month initiative, _[Open Divide 2025/2026](https://opendivide.hypotheses.org/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics)_, aims to provide a critical platform for discussion on the current and future state of Open Access. Three lectures have already taken place, featuring leading voices from academia, libraries, and publishing. The series addresses a wide range of timely and often contentious topics: - the evolving role of libraries - sustainability and long-term preservation - governance and commercialization - equity, the Global South, and alternative publishing models (including shadow libraries and commons-based systems) - and, of course, the wider societal impacts of Open Science policies. **While the lecture series does not focus exclusively on Diamond Open Access, many of the themes explored—especially around equity, non-commercial alternatives, and sustainability—are directly relevant to diamond models.** **For anyone interested in how diamond OA fits within broader transformations in academic publishing, this series offers valuable critical context.** * * * ### **July 23, 2025** , **5 pm CEST** , _Long-Term Preservation of Open Access Publications: Facts, Current Practices, and Future Outlook_ **Registration:** [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/recaacc502afadf55c9f8bc4f44e5602c) **[@mikael.laakso](https://mikaellaakso.com/)**, Associate Professor in Information Studies, Tampere University, Finland This talk explores how Open Access challenges small publishers to scale, optimize workflows, and adopt AI to stay competitive. > **Long-Term Preservation of Open Access Publications: Facts, Current Practices, and Future Outlook** > > **Starts:** 23 July 2025 17:00 (Europe/Paris)\ > **Ends:** 23 July 2025 18:00 (Europe/Paris)\ > **Location:** https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/recaacc502afadf55c9f8bc4f44e5602c * * * > [@Competition as a Driver of Progress in Academic Publishing](https://forum.edch.eu/t/competition-as-a-driver-of-progress-in-academic-publishing/473): > > Competition as a Driver of Progress in Academic Publishing [Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422) Registration: [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r055b74f1cd3d785edddf72e8c61d56e5) Speaker: [Wolfgang Benedikt Schmal](https://sites.google.com/view/wbschmal), Competition Economist, Technical University Ilmenau, Germany An argument for increasing competition in academic publishing as an alternative to regulatory interventions. An argument for increasing competition in academic publishing as an alternative to regulatory interventions. * * * > [@Size Matters: Why Scale is the Key Ingredient for OA Publishers (recording available)](https://forum.edch.eu/t/size-matters-why-scale-is-the-key-ingredient-for-oa-publishers/474): > > Size Matters: Why Scale is the Key Ingredient for OA Publishers [Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422) Registration: [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/rbf8c77dba4ffd018b30c5c5bc08511d1)[Arend Küster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arendjk), Director of CSIRO Publishing, Australia This talk explores how Open Access challenges small publishers to scale, optimize workflows, and adopt AI to stay competitive. This talk explores how Open Access challenges small publishers to scale, optimize workflows, and adopt AI to stay competitive. * * * > [@Open Access and the Continued Exploitation and Alienation of Academic Labour](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-access-and-the-continued-exploitation-and-alienation-of-academic-labour/475): > > Open Access and the Continued Exploitation and Alienation of Academic Labour [Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422) Registration: [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/rd35837e1bd6b2526a3f19c369a8101b1)[Wilhelm Peekhaus](https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0207-6140), Associate Professor in Information Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA A Marxist perspective on the structures of academic publishing and potential paths for transformation. A Marxist perspective on the structures of academic publishing and potential paths for transformation. * * * > [@Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons](https://forum.edch.eu/t/publishing-beyond-the-market-open-access-care-and-the-commons/476): > > Publishing Beyond the Market: Open Access, Care, and the Commons [Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422) Registration: [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/rf646bc66d043c4c0a873c066c4741910)[Sam Moore](https://www.samuelmoore.org/), University of Cambridge, UK A critical examination of market-driven open access models and alternative, community-centered approaches to scholarly publishing. A critical examination of market-driven open access models and alternative, community-centered approaches to scholarly publishing. * * * > [@Beyond Institutional Boundaries: Shadow Libraries as Commons and the Future of Knowledge Preservation](https://forum.edch.eu/t/beyond-institutional-boundaries-shadow-libraries-as-commons-and-the-future-of-knowledge-preservation/477): > > Beyond Institutional Boundaries: Shadow Libraries as Commons and the Future of Knowledge Preservation [Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422) Registration: [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r08cc897f355e4874f6cc5ce7298043ce)[Zakayo Kjellström](https://www.umu.se/en/staff/zakayo-kjellstrom/), Umeå University, Sweden An exploration of how shadow libraries enable alternative forms of knowledge preservation and dissemination. An exploration of how shadow libraries enable alternative forms of knowledge preservation and dissemination. * * * ## 2026 > [@The Global South’s Role in Shaping the Open Science Paradigm](https://forum.edch.eu/t/the-global-south-s-role-in-shaping-the-open-science-paradigm/478): > > The Global South’s Role in Shaping the Open Science Paradigm [Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422) Registration: [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r1a8cc50eb710c6e85afeff82832ad1a1)[Joachim Schöpfel](https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=_V2sDiwAAAAJ&hl=de) (Lille University, France), [Hélène Prost](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m-F1KVoAAAAJ&hl=de) (INIST – Institut de l’Information Scientifique et Technique, Centre national de la recherche scientifique CNRS, France) & [Behrooz Rasuli](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=bMXiQ4AAAAAJ&hl=en) (Iranian Research Institute for Information Science and Technology, Iran) An analysis of the Global South’s role in the open science movement and the impact of open r… * * * > [@The Promise and Perils of Transparency and Openness](https://forum.edch.eu/t/the-promise-and-perils-of-transparency-and-openness/479): > > The Promise and Perils of Transparency and Openness [Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422) Registration: [https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r9a762ba7cf870f0de2a2ead23d7a0d43](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r9a762ba7cf870f0de2a2ead23d7a0d43)[Kevin Elliott](https://lbc.msu.edu/about/directory/elliott.html), Red Cedar Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at Michigan State University, USA This lecture examines the concept of transparency in science, exploring its benefits for innovation, reproducibility, and public trust while addressing its ambiguities, criticisms, and potential paths toward re… * * * > [@Who owns scholarly publishing?](https://forum.edch.eu/t/who-owns-scholarly-publishing/809): > > Who owns scholarly publishing? [Part of the Open Divide 2025/2026 lecture series](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics/422) Registration: [for Uni.LU](https://unilu.webex.com/weblink/register/r07d49ead410ff1201a541e0990a41ac3)[Vincent Larivière](https://ebsi.umontreal.ca/repertoire-ecole/professeurs/professeur/in/in15573/sg/Vincent%20Larivi%C3%A8re/), Lecturer and researcher in information science at the University of Montreal, Canada. Corporate control of scholarly publishing has been a heated topic over the last two decades. This talk will revisit empirical evidence on corporate control of scholarly publishing, using both restrictive and inclusive data sources, and will compare open access and closed venues. It will… * * * Full program and registration: [Making sure you're not a bot!](https://opendivide.hypotheses.org/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics) ---
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**Author:** ![mpaulhac](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.edch.eu/mpaulhac/32/48_2.png) [@mpaulhac](https://forum.edch.eu/u/mpaulhac)\ **Post date:** [16 October 2025 14:23 UTC](https://forum.edch.eu/t/open-divide-2025-2026-speakers-and-topics-recording-available/422/3 "2025-10-16T14:23:17Z")
The recording of the July session, _Long-Term Preservation of Open Access Publications: Facts, Current Practices, and Future Outlook_, is available here: > **[Long-Term Preservation of Open Access Publications: Facts, Current Practices,...](https://av.tib.eu/media/71178)** > > Mikael’s talk focuses on long-term preservation of open-access publications, discussing challenges and best practices both resulting from insights of research by Mikael himself as well as that produced by others. The diverse, distributed, and...