[Keynote Presentation] Who owns our knowledge? Rethinking Publishing in a Scholar-Led World

The UNI community is invited to attend a lecture by Juan Pablo Alperin, Simon Fraser University. The event is hosted by the Scholarly Communications sections of the three Iowa Regent institutions [Iowa State University, University of Iowa, and University of Northern Iowa]. Details: Lecture: "Who owns our knowledge? Rethinking Publishing in a Scholar-Led World," by Juan Pablo Alperin Date: Monday, October 20, 2025 Time: 12 noon (Central Time) to 1 pm Location: Room LIB ScholarSpace 301 (Light refreshments) or via Zoom (Registration required) Description: This presentation will discuss how the proliferation of open access journals, led by scholars and published out of universities from around the world, are challenging publishing models, reshaping access to knowledge, and redefining the global landscape of scholarly communication. Speaker Bio: Juan Pablo Alperin is the Scientific Director of the Public Knowledge Project (PKP), and Associate Professor in the Publishing Program, and the Co-Director of the Scholarly Communications Lab (ScholCommLab) at Simon Fraser University. Dr. Alperin is an established researcher of scholarly communications, known for bringing evidence-based perspectives to pragmatic solutions in support of open access and open science. He has published dozens of peer-reviewed publications and delivered countless presentations on related topics. He serves on the boards and steering committees of various organizations, including the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) and OpenAlex. His work focuses on making scholarly communication more equitable, inclusive, and publicly engaged, particularly across Latin America and the Global South.