Open Access Week: Library Strategies for Advancing Change Jamaica Jones, Special Projects Librarian, National Center for Atmospheric Research Andrew Waller, Licensing and Negotiations Librarian and Open Access Librarian, University of Calgary with Jennifer McLennan, Director of Programs and Operations, SPARC University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Jamaica Jones A t the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), Open Access Week 2009 provided an opportunity to raise awareness about openness in scientific research. UCAR is sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to manage the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), a Federally Funded Research and RLI 270 21 JUNE 2010 RESEARCH LIBRARY ISSUES: A BIMONTHLY REPORT FROM ARL, CNI, AND SPARC Over the past several years, libraries have strategically brought to bear the power of a global awareness event we call “Open Access Week” to advance real, policy-driven scholarly communication change on campus. Initiated by students and marked by just a few dozen campuses in 2007, Open Access Week has evolved into a truly global phenomenon thanks to the ongoing leadership of the library community. Not simply an awareness-raising exercise, librarians have made Open Access Week a platform for advancing specific policy changes on research sharing and dissemination, including institution-wide commitments to open access. In anticipation of Open Access Week 2010 (October 18–24) and beginning to formulate local strategies, SPARC has invited two leading participants from 2009 to share in the following two articles how the event helped them to advance open access to research. For more details about plans and developments around Open Access Week 2010, visit http://www.openaccessweek.org/ or contact Jennifer McLennan jennifer@arl.org. —Jennifer McLennan