A new open access tool: oalib

A bill has been introduced into the United States Congress that would require most papers describing publicly-funded research to be made open access within six months of publication. Repository-based “green” open access line with those required for science papers in Research Councils UK’s new open access policy, is due to come into force on 1 April. Why open access is highly paid attention to?

The Internet lets us share perfect copies of our work with a worldwide audience at virtually no cost. We take advantage of this revolutionary opportunity when we make our work “open access”: digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Open access is made possible by the Internet and copyright-holder consent, and many authors, musicians, filmmakers, and other creators who depend on royalties are understandably unwilling to give their consent. But for 350 years, scholars have written peer-reviewed journal articles for impact, not for money, and are free to consent to open access without losing revenue.

In this concise introduction, the blog tells us what open access is and isn’t, how it benefits authors and readers of research. And there came up a new tool to use these open access resources: www.oalib.net.