The lack of access to information that many experience is a direct result of several large, ingrained, complex systems, including the tenure and promotion process and journal publishing. Still, individuals can make choices that could help improve scholarly publishing and make access to information more ubiquitous. Here are examples of steps that scholars are already taking to promote change: Share a version of your work and your data in IUScholarWorks Share your preprints in a disciplinary repository Assert your author rights and negotiate your publishing agreement in partnership with IU’s Copyright Program Reform promotion and tenure in your school or department Journal Editors: “Declare Independence” or start a new open journal with IU Libraries Scholarly Society Members: Transition your closed society journals to open Consider joining a boycott of vendors with unsustainable business models: Cost of Knowledge Free Our Knowledge UCSF Change.org Petition Share this information with your colleagues and students!