Open Access Resources
This guide contains information and links to free web collections, books, journals, teaching materials, and other Open Access resources.
Defining Open Access?
Open Access (OA) refers to electronic resources that are made widely available on the internet without copyright or licensing restrictions. Open Access resources include conference proceedings, journals, articles, books, theses, videos, etc.
While OA is a newer form of scholarly publishing, many OA journals comply with well-established peer-review processes and maintain high publishing standards. For more information, see Peter Suber's overview of Open Access.
Open Access Explained
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