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Open Access: What Is It And What Does It Mean For Academic Authors?, C. Jeffrey Belliston
Open Access: What Is It And What Does It Mean For Academic Authors?, C. Jeffrey Belliston
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What is Open Access? The modern Open Access (or OA) movement has historical roots — some fairly recent and some much older. If one has a correct understanding of these historical roots, the OA movement will properly be seen as evolutionary rather than as revolutionary. In addition to this theoretical treatment of the "what is OA" question, a treatment of what John Willinsky has called the "flavors" of OA will elucidate the very practical side of the same question." What does OA mean for academic authors? Just as with the "what is OA" question, there are multiple sides to the …
Open Access: What Is It And What Does It Mean For Academic Authors?, C. Jeffrey Belliston
Open Access: What Is It And What Does It Mean For Academic Authors?, C. Jeffrey Belliston
Faculty Publications
What is Open Access? The modern Open Access (or OA) movement has historical roots - some fairly recent and some much older. If one has a correct understanding of these historical roots, the OA movement will properly be seen as evolutionary rather than as revolutionary. In addition to this theoretical treatment of the "what is OA" question, a treatment of what John Willinsky has called the "flavors" of OA will elucidate the very practical side of the same question." What does OA mean for academic authors? Just as with the "what is OA" question, there are multiple sides to the …