OA Answers

The following links lead to statements which should answer some of the questions you might have about Open Access (OA) and related issues of scholarly change. Evidence has been collected to give support for these claims, so please take time to explore the citations and links below each explanation. We encourage comments and suggestions as we hope to improve and update this dynamic and changing resource.

1. Introduction to OA
2. Citation Advantage
3. Self Archiving / Repositories
4. Institutional Benefit
5. Open Access Journals
6. Institutional Mandates
7. Open Access & Copyright
8. Open Data
9. Preservation
10. Web 2.0
11. Plagiarism
12. Cost
13. OA Books
14. Peer-Review
15. Publisher Rights
16. Current Trends