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Information on Open Access to Research

Where can I find information about Open Access?

Briefing papers

• Managing and Sharing Research Resources - JISC Briefing Paper (April 2008)

The Open Access Movement

• The Budapest Open Access Initiative
• The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) on Open Access

Funding Bodies and Open Access

• Wellcome Trust Open Access statement
• Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) statement on Open Access
• SHERPA Juliet database of funding bodies and open access policies - Check your funding body's requirements

Guides on Open Access

• What is Open Access?
• Understanding Open Access in the Academic Environment: A Guide (Kylie Pappalardo with the assistance of Professor Brian Fitzgerald, Professor Anne Fitzgerald, Scott Kiel-Chisholm, Jenny Georgiades and Anthony Austin)
• Open Access Primer for Authors (SHERPA)

Articles on Open Access

• The Self-Archiving Initiative - Freeing the refereed research literature online (Stevan Harnad, Nature 410: 1024)
• For Whom the Gate Tolls? (How and Why to Free the Refereed Research Literature Online Through Author/Institution Self-Archiving, Now) (Stevan Harnad)
• Create Change - A resource for academic staff and librarian action to reclaim scholarly communication
• In Oldenburg's Logn Shadow: Librarians, Research Scientists, Publishers, and the Control of Scientific Publishing (Jean-Claude Guedon)

News and Blogs on Open Access

• Open Access Archivangelism - Stevan Harnad's OA blog
• Open Access News - News Blog from the Open Access Movement

Open Access Journals

• BioMed Central
• Directory of Open Access Journals
• Find Articles.com
• Free Medical Journals.com
• Highwire Press
• Internet Library of Early Journals
• Open Science Directory
• PubMed Central
• SciELO

BURP

• BURP! Homepage
• BURP! blog
• Links
• Policy Document

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