Abstract
Open access makes research results available via the Internet without the user needing to have a subscription or to make a one-off payment to a publisher. This model of publication has resulted in the creation of both digital repositories and open access electronic journals. Material published using either of these routes is often free of restrictions in terms of both copyright and licensing.
This edition of ‘What's on the web’ reviews three websites that look at different aspects of open access: developing open access repositories in universities, academic publishing and communication, and an example of an open access publisher. If you would like to alert readers to useful web pages or suggest topics for this column, please send details to:
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