Join us for a webinar exploring KCWorks, an open repository platform designed to support collaborative creation, sharing, and stewardship of open knowledge. In the spirit of Open Access Week, this session will introduce participants to the features of the Knowledge Commons, demonstrate how KCWorks empowers communities to contribute and curate content, and highlight real-world examples of uploads to the repository. Whether you're an educator, researcher, student, or open education advocate, you'll leave with practical tools and inspiration for contributing to a more open and inclusive knowledge ecosystem. This event is part of the MSU Libraries' celebration of International Open Access Week.

Patch those holes in your favorite clothes! Repair your ripped jeans and replace those shirt buttons! Come as a beginner, a seasoned expert, or anywhere in between! Gain or give hands-on help in the Makerspace with your item. We have a variety of equipment and supplies. Bring clothing you need to repair, or come to learn techniques. Mending is a fun way to save money and the environment.

Zines are DIY, self-published missives usually emanating from marginalized or disempowered groups as a means expression and of connecting and building community. For decades, zines have shown how communities can create, connect, and build their own knowledge. The Open Access movement in the world of scholarly communication pursues similar ends, but in a totally different sphere, advocating for the free, public accessibility of scholarly research. This year’s Open Access Week emphasizes pursuit of a “future where individuals and communities own and benefit from their own knowledge.” To bring zines and the Open Access movement together for mutual inspiration, MSU Libraries welcomes the Common Knowledge Zine Fest. This event is part of the MSU Libraries' celebration of International Open Access Week.

Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives - Fall 2025 Brownbag Series MICHAEL LANEY  MSU LIBRARIES Putting WKZO on the Map: The Voices and Industrial Landscape of ‘Western Michigan at Work’ From 1945 to 1951, local West Michigan radio station WKZO offered a rare look into the regional businesses and workplaces in the immediate post-war period. The changing economy of Michigan is featured in this unique audio collection captured in the MSU Voice Library archive. This talk will explore the collection, its breadth and importance. Join online here. The password is odwodl.

OpenRefine Workshop: An introduction and opportunity to bring your current projects! We will be covering the basics of setting up OpeRefine; importing your data; exploring, cleaning, prepping and setting you data up for analysis; and exporting it. If you have data that we can help you with please bring it along!