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Open Access Week October 19-23
Published: 19 October 2009
Learn about the Open Access movement and how it encourages the unrestricted sharing of research results with everyone, everywhere, for the advancement and enjoyment of science and society.
"Open Access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions." - Peter Suber
Why should you care?
Open access
- Gives your work more exposure by making it openly available on the internet and found via most search engines (like Google).
- Provides universal access to your work (it is not hidden behind subscription barriers).
- Meets the requirements of many funding agencies which stipulate that research be made publicly available (eScholarship@UU直播 meets this requirement).
Learn more
Information about Open access is available on the Library website and at the information desks of the following libraries
- Education Library and Curriculum Resources Centre
- Howard Ross Library of Management
- Humanities and Social Sciences Library
- Life Sciences Library
- Macdonald Campus Library
- Schulich Library of Science and Engineering