Open access : basics and benefits

Date
2004
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Library Association of Alberta
Abstract
“Open Access” has emerged in recent years as a major development in the world of scholarly communication. It may have the potential to greatly alter the university publishing environment and change the ways in which everyone accesses research material, particularly scholarly journals. This article will take a look at the basics of Open Access (or OA) as well as some direct and indirect benefits of OA inside and outside of academe.
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Library & Information Science
Citation
Letter of the LAA, n.144, Fall 2004, p.17-18