Imma Subirats: The emergence of open science ecosystems is one of the most transformative global trends today

Imma Subirats is a Senior Knowledge and Information Management Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), where she leads key programmes including AGROVOC,   FAO AGRIS, and AGORA to improve the accessibility and visibility of agricultural knowledge from member countries.…

Ashley Farley: Reducing barriers to accessing and reusing research increases its potential impact

Ashley Farley is the Senior Officer of Knowledge and Research Services at the Gates Foundation. For the past decade she has led the foundation’s Open Access Policy’s implementation and associated initiatives. She completed her Masters in Library and Information Sciences from the…

Tracy Creagh: Misconceptions about open access models persist even after two decades

Tracy Creagh is Journal Manager in the Office for Scholarly Communication, Queensland University of Technology Library, managing their collection of Diamond open access scholarly publications. She has over two decades of experience in higher education, primarily focused on research support.…