Iryna Kuchma reports on the Open Access: Maximising Research Quality and Impact seminar, which took place at the University of Latvia on 22 October 2009, organised by the University of Latvia, the State agency "Culture information systems", and EIFL during International Open Access Week (October 19-23, 2009). (journals.lub.lu.se/ojs/index.php/sciecominfo/article/viewFile/1815/1410)