<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div>The inclusion of all scholars is essential for advancing human knowledge and also for a successful transition to OA, yet the world of OA academic publishing is not a fair or inclusive space as our <a href="https://oaspa.org/the-oa-market-what-is-healthy-part-1/" target="_blank">recent conversations</a> and older<a href="https://oaspa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/OASPA-Issue-Brief_Final-10-09-21.pdf" target="_blank"> conversations</a> show. OASPA recognises that OA at any cost is not acceptable whilst simultaneously understanding that there are real costs to publishing. We <a href="https://oaspa.org/the-oa-market-what-is-healthy-part-2/" target="_blank">recently committed</a> to making open access more equitable, and <a href="https://oaspa.org/working-to-create-equity-in-open-access/" target="_blank">today's blog post</a> by OASPA's program manager Malavika Legge announces our workshop series on equity in OA.<br></div><div><br></div><div>OASPA’s equity in OA workshops are bringing libraries and publishers together to help participants and OASPA better understand the issues, examine existing solutions, develop new thinking, and lead to a place of pragmatic fixes. Full information is available on <a href="https://oaspa.org/working-to-create-equity-in-open-access/" target="_blank">the post</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes,<br></div><div>Bernie</div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#666666"><br></font></b></div><div dir="ltr"><b><font color="#666666">Bernie Folan</font></b><div><font color="#666666">Communications, Engagement and Outreach Manager, OASPA<br></font></div><div><font color="#666666">OASPA, Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association</font></div><div><font color="#666666"><a href="mailto:bernie.folan@oaspa.org" target="_blank">bernie.folan@oaspa.org</a><br>___________________________________________________________________<br></font><font color="#999999">Stay up to date: <a href="http://eepurl.com/bYkP8r" target="_blank">Sign up</a> for OASPA news by email | Follow us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/OASPA" target="_blank">@OASPA</a><br>OASPA Conference <a href="https://oaspa.org/conference" target="_blank">Information and past programs and recordings</a> l OASPA Webinars <a href="https://oaspa.org/information-resources/oaspa-webinars/" target="_blank">Webinars with links to recordings</a></font><font color="#666666"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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