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International Open Access Week poster, October 19–25, 2026, titled “The Cost of Knowledge.” Below, multilingual scholarly journals display barcode-style price labels in various currencies, emphasizing the high cost of accessing research.
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  • Joanna Thielen
Why making U-M dissertations freely available online matters to the general public
For Open Access Week, Deep Blue Repository and Research Data Services (DBRRDS) staff highlight why making University of Michigan dissertations available to the general public has a positive impact. Through their own words, requestors—from tribal members, agencies, zoos, writers, and authors’ families—show the value of dissertations far beyond academia.
Open Access Week 2023 image, with multiple open locks superimposed over photos of people.
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  • Rachel Woodbrook
  • Jeremy Morse
Celebrate Open Access Week with Deep Blue Repositories
Open Access Week 2023 is upon us! The theme this year is "Community over Commercialization."

This theme emphasizes transparency and equitable access to knowledge, which directly aligns with the goals of an institutional repository. Deep Blue Repositories, offered by the University of Michigan Library, facilitates the free and open sharing of research content generated and used in support of research activities at U-M.