Powerfully simple open access tools for a just and kind information age.
We’re working for a world where our systems for sharing knowledge reduce inequality, protect human rights, and feel kinder. That starts with opening up how we share research. At OA.Works, we’re partnered with libraries, scholars, educators, and the people who fund them so that research is read openly, used easily, and published freely. We need to anchor information dissemination in the pursuit of justice and in the service of kindness. We build tools like ShareYourPaper.org that make it simple to freely and legally unlock papers from behind paywalls. We helped create a global network of libraries sharing knowledge freely during COVID through RSCVD. Our tools like InstantILL and Open Access Button support accessing research without a steep price tag. In the past decade, our products have been used millions of times, across the world. We founded OA.Works in 2013 as students in reaction to a corporatized and locked down scholarly publishing landscape. Today, our work is driven by a dedicated and expert team, supported by generous funding, and committed to a strong set of values that keep us driven towards our goal. We’re OA.Works, and that’s our commitment: to make Open Access Work.
The Digital Trade Alliance is a collaborative effort of digital rights and consumer groups assembled in 2018. The Alliance model provides effective advice and expertise to us in order to structure the transnational debate on digital trade.
Data Zetu (“Our Data” in Swahili) aims to empower communities to make better, more evidence-based decisions to improve their lives.
Bookshare makes reading easier. People with dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy, and other reading barriers can customize their experience to suit their learning style and find virtually any book they need for school, work, or the joy of reading.
Immi helps immigrants understand their rights and options during the immigration process. The website’s guided process helps users determine their path to legal immigration, and offers a list of organisations and self-help resources.
A commitment to make digital technologies work for, not against, democracy and human rights. It underlines the joint responsibility of governments, multilateral organizations, civil society, and technology companies to develop and use digital technologies to the benefit of democracy and human rights.