Oct. 21-27: Open access unlocks information for everyone, everywhere | WSU News Washington State University

"Gabriella Reznowski’s son, Xavier, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder last year – 14 long years after she first noticed the developmental delays and helped him ride out the seizures caused by it. The most current information that describes it is only found in research journals – journals that often require subscriptions to access the information. That’s something Reznowski, humanities librarian at Washington State University Libraries, would like to change. WSU Libraries will host three events, followed by light refreshments, in October and November to showcase Open Access Week Oct. 21-27. The international event is dedicated to free, immediate online access to the results of scholarly research and the right to use and reuse those results as needed, according to the event website at http://www.openaccessweek.org/page/about."