The passage discusses the importance of education, lifelong learning, and intellectual freedom. It notes that the ALA's fifth core value centers on libraries providing opportunities for lifelong learning through access to information. Open access publishing helps achieve this goal by providing free access to academic research that was previously expensive or inaccessible. This supports continued education and learning outside traditional academic environments. The ALA also strongly supports intellectual freedom and resisting censorship so that librarians can facilitate open access to information for their communities.