Open Access Week was first launched as a global initiative in 2009 to promote open access (OA) as the new norm in scholarship and research. On Monday, 21 October 2013, the first day of Open Access Week 2013, UNESCO New Delhi organized a National Conference titled 'Opening up by Closing the Circle: Strengthening Open Access in India' in partnership with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and the Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA).