Help with Open Access
What is Open Access?
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) defines Open Access as "free, immediate, online availability of research articles, coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment." Open Access is an important element in sharing the worlds knowledge with anyone who wants to access it.
Benefits of Open Access
Open Access Explained
Get Involved: Open Access Advocacy
- Alliance for Taxpayer AccessAn organization dedicated to making publicly funded research freely available.
- Open Access WeekAn annual event that seeks to raise the profile of open access.
- SPARC: AdvocacySPARC's suggestions for getting involved in open access.
- UnpaywallBrowser extension that harvests Open Access content from publishers and repositories