Today’s academic library must take a proactive approach to modern study and research. It is not just a repository of information, not just a place for studying, and not just a building. It is all of these things and more: A vibrant, imaginative space where collaborative learning is fostered.

Our Open Access Week world tour concludes in conversation with Colleen Campbell, who emphasizes the importance of high-level reflection on the development of open access, viewing its growth as a dynamic evolutionary process rather than a simple series of experiments and events.