Open Scholarship & Learning

Faculty, staff, and students at UW-Madison produce a broad array of scholarly, research and creative endeavors including data, research publications, literary and other artistic works, and educational materials. The UW-Madison Libraries are here to encourage an open scholarly ecosystem and to support those interested in making their work open, or freely accessible for use in teaching, learning, and research. An open scholarly ecosystem can advance the public good and the progress of scholarship, meet the needs of current and future scholars, and help us to live up to the promise of the Wisconsin Idea.

The UW-Madison Libraries provide a number of services that can help you make your research, creative outputs, or education materials open. You can find information on these services and resources here.

Open News

Stay informed about recent news, research, advancements, and debates related to all things open on our campus and around the world.

Programs & Services

Find out about what’s available to help you contribute to open scholarship and learning.

Open Access & Publishing

Learn more about open access and about open publishing happening at UW-Madison.

Open Data

Learn about how to find and use open data and what’s involved in sharing data you generate in your own research.

Open Education

Teaching and learning at UW-Madison can be more inclusive, customized, innovative, and participatory by taking advantage of “open” ways of learning and open resources.

Contact Us

Many people across the libraries and around campus provide information and services to support open scholarship and learning. Find out about us and how to reach us.