Dear colleagues:

Lyrasis is delighted to invite everyone to the 5th Annual LyrOpen Fair<https://lyrasis.org/lyropen-fair/>, which will be held virtually from March 24 to April 2, 2026, with five webinars exploring the concept of Open from an array of stakeholder perspectives, both US-based and international.

Everyone is welcome to attend, and all sessions are free. Sessions will be recorded for those unable to attend. Detailed information about each session is provided below. Please register<https://lyrasis.org/lyropen-fair/> for any or all of the sessions and join us for this thought-provoking annual event. 

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Dear colleagues,

We (Ulrich Herb, Joachim Schöpfel, and I) are excited to announce the twelfth lecture of the Open Divide Lecture Series 2025/2026. It will take place on March 25, 2026, at 5:00 PM (CET).

We look forward to the lecture:

🎤 “Who owns scholarly publishing?” by Vincent Larivière

👉 Abstract:
Corporate control of scholarly publishing has been a heated topic over the last two decades. This talk will revisit empirical evidence on corporate control of scholarly publishing, using both restrictive and inclusive data sources, and will compare open access and closed venues. It will also discuss issues surrounding the 

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