What is Open Access?
"Open Access is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. Open Access ensures that anyone can access and use these results—to turn ideas into industries and breakthroughs into better lives." (SPARC, 2017)
Open access (OA) is free, unrestricted, barrier-free access to online research. It is a principle adopted by researchers by which scholarly content is made freely available online. This research has next to no copyright and licensing restrictions. Usually authors of OA require attribution or a citation in order to use their work.
What are the difference between closed access and open access?
- Closed access is subscription based access to content through Libraries
- Subscriptions are often quite expensive
- Must be a member of Library and/or academic institution for free access to research
The benefits of Open Access
CC by Danny Kingsley and Sarah Brown. Retrieved from: https://unlockingresearch.blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/?p=362 Open Access around the world Unlocking research blog from University of Cambridge.
