Open Access for Scholarly Communication  

Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder.

For a longer introduction, with live links for further reading, see Peter Suber's Open Access Overview.

Open Access: a Briefing Paper by Alma Swan (Oasis)

This article discusses what open access is and is not, digital repositories and journals as sources of open access materials, and the advantages of publishing open access.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.

DigitalCommons@Linfield promotes the discovery, sharing, and preservation of the intellectual and creative works of the faculty, students, and staff of Linfield College, as well as the history and development of the College.

This Open Access guide is a work in progress to help the Linfield Community share and use openly accessible resources.

If you have comments or questions, please contact Carol McCulley