Data Cartels and Commercial Obstacles to Open Access

As part of the 17th annual global observance of Open Access Week, Penn State University Libraries will host Sarah Lamdan, deputy director of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Office for Intellectual Freedom, for a virtual talk titled “Data Cartels and Commercial Obstacles to Open Access.” Lamdan will discuss her most recent book, “Data Cartels” (2023, Stanford University Press), in which she calls out the companies that control and monopolize information.
Registration is required to attend.