Webinar: Diamond Open Access and the rights of academic authors in the AI era (in Polish)
Join our webinar and a discussion on Diamond Open Access to academic publications and authors' rights in the context of AI. We wish to create a space for exchanging experiences and knowledge among academic authors, researchers, and academic librarians.
The world of Open Science faces major challenges today. On the one hand, we strive to make knowledge accessible to everyone, without financial barriers – here, the Diamond Open Access model enters the stage. On the other hand, the rapid development of artificial intelligence raises legitimate concerns among academic authors regarding how their work is being used by the producers of AI models. The digital transformation of academia should not only harness the vast array of new possibilities but should, above all, be ethical and based on informed choices.
Join us for this year’s final webinar organized with the support of the Knowledge Rights 21 initiative, during which, together with experts from the University of Opole and the Institute of Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBL PAN), we will explain how to publish under the Diamond Open Access model, which is free for both the reader and the author, ensuring equal access to knowledge. We will also discuss what to pay attention to in publishing contracts to protect your rights in the context of training artificial intelligence models.
Event agenda:
| 9:00 (CET) | Welcome | Danuta Szewczyk-Kłos, Director of the University of Opole Library |
| ca. 9:05 | Diamond Open Access | dr Maciej Maryl, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Literary Research PAN, creator and head of the Digital Humanities Centre IBL PAN |
| ok. 9:20 | Publishing Contracts and AI | dr hab. Piotr Stec, prof. UO, University of Opole |
| ok. 9:35 | Expert discussion | dr Maciej Maryl dr hab. Piotr Stec Danuta Szewczyk-Kłos Maria Drabczyk – Centrum Cyfrowe dr Konrad Gliściński – Centrum Cyfrowe, Jagiellonian University |
| 10:00 | Closing |
Practical information
Webinar: „Diamond Open Access and Academic Authors’ Rights in the AI Era”
November 27, 2025 (Thursday), 9:00–10:00 AM (CET)
Spoken language: Polish
Online meeting on the MS Teams platform – free registration required
Organizers: RW KDBASP, Digital Humanities Centre IBL PAN (OPERAS-PL), Centrum Cyfrowe.
Webinar organized with the support of Knowledge Rights 21.
Diamond Open Access is a model in which authors do not incur costs related to publication (e.g., in a scientific journal or repository), and access to publications is completely free for readers. Read more about Diamond Open Access at diamas.org.