A collection of open access resources
The open access movement continues to evolve at a rapid pace. For this reason, the EIFL Open Access programme (EIFL-OA) maintains a collection of external open access resource links to help librarians, researchers, students and policy makers in implementing OA in practice.
Please note, this list is constantly evolving and being updated, so if you have any open access resource suggestions, please contact Open Access Programme Manager Iryna Kuchma at iryna.kuchma@eifl.net.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Overview of Open Access written by Peter Suber
- (openoasis.org/images/stories/briefing_papers/Open_Access.pd) Open Access: A Briefing Paper written by Alma Swan for OASIS [PDF]
- (unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/CI/CI/images/GOAP/215863e.pdf) Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access by Alma Swan published by UNESCO
- (oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/Main_Page) Open Access Directory (a compendium of simple factual lists about open access to science and scholarship).
- (openoasis.org) Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook by Alma Swan and Leslie Chan
- LibGuide on Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication
OPEN ACCESS DECLARATIONS
- Bethesda Statement on Open Access Publishing, 2003
- Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, 22nd October, 2003.
- Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI), 2002
- BOAI 10 Recommendations: Ten years on from the Budapest Open Access Initiative: setting the default to open, 2012
- Belgorod Declaration on open access to scientific knowledge and cultural heritage endorsed by 10 rectors in Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine, open for more signatures and endorsement , 2008
COPYRIGHT MANAGEMENT
- (openoasis.org/images/stories/file/Copyright%20and%20authors%27%20rights.pdf) Copyright and authorsʼ rights: A Briefing Paper [PDF] written by Kevin L. Smith, J.D. & David R. Hansen, J.D., Duke University for OASIS
- Bailey, Jr., Charles W., Author’s Rights, Tout de Suite
- Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC), Author Rights
- SPARC Author Addendum to secure your rights as the author of a journal article
- The SHERPA/RoMEO Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving
- HowOpenIsIt? Open Access Spectrum (OAS) by PLOS, SPARC and OASPA
- (02old.eifl.net/system/files/201101/report_on_open_content_licenses_july.pdf) Report on the implementation of open content licenses in developing and transition countries
- Copyright Information compiled by Denise Nicholson, Copyright Services Librarian, University of the Witwatersrand
- Creative Commons
OPEN ACCESS JOURNALS
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Online Guide to Open Access Journals Publishing (Co-Action Publishing and Lund University Libraries Head Office)
- Open Access Journal Business Guides
- Guide to Open Access Publishing and Scholarly Societies
- Income models for Open Access: An overview of current practice
- African Journals Online (AJOL)
- Bioline International
- (oaj.cas.cn) China Open Access Journals
- Journals of National Academy of Sciences of Armenia (supported by EIFL)
- Mongolia Journals Online
- Nepal Journals OnLine (NepJOL)
- Ubiquity Press
- КиберЛенинка
- Наукова періодика України
- (plib.unibel.by) Портал научных электронных журналов Беларуси (supported by EIFL)
OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORIES
- Institutional Repositories, Tout de Suit, written by Charles W.Bailey, Jr. [PDF]
- Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR)
- Registry of Open Access Repositories (ROAR)
- (openoasis.org/images/stories/briefing_papers/Institutional_repositories.pdf) What are Institutional Repositories? [PDF] A Briefing Paper written by Alma Swan for OASIS
- (openoasis.org/images/stories/briefing_papers/Business_issues_for_IRs.pdf) Institutional Repositories: Business Issues for Institutional Managers. [PDF] A Briefing Paper written by Alma Swan for OASIS
- (openoasis.org/images/stories/briefing_papers/IRs_for_research_management_and_assessment.pdf) Institutional Repositories for Research Management and Assessment. [PDF] The Briefing Paper written by Wendy White, University of Southampton Library and edited by Alma Swan for OASIS
- JISC infoNet - Introduction to the Digital Repositories infoKit
- Repositories Support Project
- Report on Open Repository Development in Developing and Transition countries [PDF]
- IR Wiki developed by Stellenbosch University SUNScholar repository team
- SPARC Institutional Repository Checklist & Resource Guide [PDF] prepared by Raym Crow, SPARC Senior Consultant
- Creating an Institutional Repository: LEADIRS Workbook
- (coar-repositories.org/working-groups/repository-interoperability/coar-interoperability-project/the-current-state-of-open-access-repository-interoperability-2012) The Current State of Open Access Repository Interoperability (2012), The Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)
- COAR report "Incentives, Integration, and Mediation: Sustainable Practices for Populating Repositories" [PDF]
- OpenAIRE Guidelines: OpenAIRE Guidelines for Literature Repositories, for Data Archive Managers and for CRIS Managers based on CERIF-XML
- DINI Certificate Document and Publication Services 2010 [PDF]
- DSpace
- EPrints
- Fedora Commons
- Invenio
OPEN ACCESS POLICIES
- Open Access Policy Kit produced by RCAAP (Portugal Open Access Scientific Repository)
- Guide to good practices for university open-access policies by Stuart Shieber and Peter Suber, the Harvard Open Access Project
- Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access by Alma Swan, commissioned by UNESCO
- MedOANet Guidelines for Implementing open access policies for research performing and research funding organizations
- (openuct.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/media/SCAP_Brief_3_Swan_et_al_Publishing_Models.pdf) Research Publishing Models: A Guide for University Managers (Swan et al.)
- (openuct.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/media/SCAP_Brief_4_Swan_et_al_Opening_Access.pdf) Opening Access to Southern African Research: Recommendations for University Managers (Swan et al.)
- PASTEUR4OA Open Access policy effectiveness briefing paper for research institutions
- PASTEUR4OA report on the Open Access policy-effectiveness
- Guidelines on Open Access to Scientific Publications and Research Data in Horizon 2020
- SHERPA/Juliet: Research funders’ Open Access policies
- ROARMAP: Registry of Open Access Repositories Mandatory Archiving Policies
- Open Policy Network
IMPACT
- PASTEUR4OA Briefing Paper “Research Impact Measurement in Higher Education: Working Together to Promote Open Access Policy Alignment in Europe” by Marieke Guy
- The effect of open access and downloads ('hits') on citation impact: a bibliography of studies
- Swan, A. (2010) The Open Access citation advantage: Studies and results to date. Technical Report , School of Electronics & Computer Science, University of Southampton
- (openoasis.org/images/stories/file/Briefing%20papers/Open%20Access%20impact.pdf) Open Access impact: a Briefing Paper for researchers, universities and funders [PDF] written by Alma Swan for OASIS
- (openoasis.org/images/stories/file/Briefing%20papers/New%20metrics%20for%20research%20outputs%20-%20overview.pdf) New metrics for research outputs: an overview. [PDF] written by Alma Swan
- San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA): Putting science into the assessment of research
- Article-Level Metrics: A SPARC Primer
- (open.uct.ac.za/bitstream/item/2034/SCAP_Neylon_IllustratingImpact_2014.pdf) Illustrating Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research (Neylon et al.)
- Impact Beyond Citation: An Introduction to Altmetrics (Neylon et al.)
- (healthra.org/download-resource/?resource-url=/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/SCAP_Neylon_Paper_1_Altmetrics_review.pdf) Rethinking Impact: Applying Altmetrics to Southern African Research
- Article-Level Metrics (ALMs)
- Altmetrics
- altmetrics: a manifesto
- (niso.org/apps/group_public/download.php/13295/niso_altmetrics_white_paper_draft_v4.pdf) NISO Altmetrics Standards Project White Paper (Draft 4, June 6, 2014)
- Altmetric.com
- ImpactStory
COSTS AND BENEFITS
- Swan, A (2010) Modelling Scholarly Communication Options: Costs and benefits for universities. Project Report.
- (openuct.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/media/SCAP_Paper_2_Swan_et_al_Costs_and_Benefits_of_OA.pdf) Costs and Benefits of Open Access: A Guide for Managers in Southern African Higher Education (Swan et al.)
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS
- Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)
- Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)
- Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
- European Commission
- (openscholarship.org/jcms/c_5012/en/home) EnablingOpenScholarship (EOS)
- Open Society Foundations (BOAI)
- Right to Research Coalition
- SPARC
- SPARC Europe
- Wellcome Trust
OPEN RESEARCH DATA
- 3TU.Datacentrum offers the knowledge, experience and the tools to archive research data in a standardized, secure and well-documented manner.
- Academic Libraries and Research Data Services: Current Practices and Plans for the Future: Carol Tenopir, Ben Birch, Suzie Allard. An ACRL White paper, June 2012.
- Archer – a set of software management tools for research data.
- Australian National Data Service
- CKAN open-source data portal platform.
- CODATA (Committee on Data for Science and Technology) – Established by the International Council for Science and recognises that sharing of data is essential.
- DANS – promotes access to research data (the Netherlands).
- Data Asset Framework – UK based project assisting organisations with managing their research assets.
- Data Seal of Approval – ensuring that data sets meet a specific set of requirements for future-proofing and long term management.
- Databib - a searchable catalog / registry / directory / bibliography of research data repositories.
- DataCite – a not-for-profit organisation, also of interest https://www.datacite.org/re3data.html; DataCite Blog on DataCite content service.
- DataOne (Data Observation Network for Earth) – ensuring preservation and access to multi-scale, multi-discipline, multi-national science data.
- Digital Curation Centre – a centre of expertise on data curation. Plenty of Briefing papers/resources for data managers.
- Dryad – Biosciences data repository. Only accepts data related to peer-reviewed articles.
- EUDAT – a Europe-wide solution to data management.
- FigShare – allows researchers to publish and make citeable research results, a sharing data platform.
- European Commission Guidelines on Data Management in Horizon 2020 , v. 1.0 (11 December 2013).
- European Commission Guidelines on Open Access to Scientific Publications and Research Data in Horizon 2020, v. 1.0 (11 December 2013)
- Implementing an Open Data Policy: A SPARC Primer for Research Funders.
- International Association for Social Science Information Service and Technology (IASSIST).
- (leru.org/files/publications/AP14_LERU_Roadmap_for_Research_data_final.pdf) LERU Roadmap for Research Data.
- LIBER’s E-Science working group: Ten recommendations for libraries to get started with research data management (2012).
- LIBER Case Studies on Research Data Management.
- Linked Data – a useful resource that sets out standards information and FAQs for linking online data.
- MANTRA - an online course designed for researchers or others planning to manage digital data as part of the research process.
- The Royal Society (2012) Science as an Open Enterprise – Summary Report; and Final Report.
- Open Data Commons (legal tools and issues).
- PANGAEA – Repository for earth and environmental science.
- RatSWD – German Data Forum on Research Data Centers and Data Service Centers
- Research Data Alliance: RDA | Research Data Sharing without barriers
- re3data.org | Registry of Research Data Repositories.
- Research data management - JISC Quick Guide
- Research data management guidance - a set of web pages written as guidance for university researchers on research data management & sharing, published as part of a re-launched University of Edinburgh Information Services website.
- Tenopir C, Allard S, Douglass K, Aydinoglu AU, Wu L, et al. (2011) Data Sharing by Scientists: Practices and Perceptions. PLoS ONE 6(6): e21101. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021101
- Zenodo - a new simple and innovative service that enables researchers, scientists, projects and institutions to share and showcase multidisciplinary research results (data and publications) that are not part of existing institutional or subject-based repositories.
(Based on a list, compiled by Najla Rettberg, OpenAIRE Scientific Manager)
OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES (IN FRENCH)
Très brève introduction à l'accès ouvert, par Peter Suber (traduction par Marie Lebert, septembre 2012)
- Présentation de l'accès ouvert, par Peter Suber (traduction par Marie Lebert, septembre 2012) Concerne l'accès ouvert des articles de recherche validés par les pairs et leurs prépublications
- Dix ans après l'Initiative de Budapest : ce sera le libre accès par défaut (traduction : Marin Dacos et Jean-Claude Guédon)
- 35 questions sur l’accès ouvert à la recherche (traduction par Marie Lebert, janvier 2016)
- Libre accès a l'information scientifique et technique Site d'information géré et maintenu par l'INIST-CNRS
- Libre accès (édition scientifique) Open Access, qui se traduit par Libre Accès, est la libre disponibilité en ligne de contenus numériques. Open Access est principalement utilisé pour les articles de revues ou de recherches universitaires, sélectionnés par des pairs, publiés gratuitement.
- Initiative de Budapest pour l’Accès Ouvert
- Déclaration de Salvador sur le Libre Accès
- Nidae ar-Ryadh / Appel de Ryadh
- Déclaration de l’Alhambra sur le Libre Accès
- Une déclaration de principe du Wellcome Trust en soutien à l’édition en Libre Accès
- Développement et Usage des Archives Ouvertes en France Rapport 1e partie : Développement
- Marine Rigeade : Les Archives ouvertes institutionnelles en France : état des lieux et perspectives: Mémoire de fin d'étude du diplôme de conservateur, portant sur le développement des archives ouvertes institutionnelles depuis 10 ans. Sous la direction de Sandrine Malotaux, Directrice du SCD – Institut national polytechnique de Toulouse.Résumé : Les archives ouvertes institutionnelles se sont développées en France durant une décennie, en même temps qu'était développée une plateforme nationale d'archivage, HAL. Les politiques institutionnelles de dépôt et l'obligation faite aux universités de veiller à la diffusion des résultats de la recherche ainsi que la construction de services innovants autour des archives ouvertes institutionnelles justifient la coexistence des sites centraux et institutionnels en France. Ces derniers sont souvent gérés par les bibliothèques universitaires.
- DINI certificat pour archives ouvertes en version française: Certificat DINI Services de Dépôts et de Publication en Libre Accès [Avril 2012]
- Déclaration pour un patrimoine commun d’information en Géosciences
- Recommandations sur le libre accès aux données sur la biodiversité
- Liste des portails (vues, environnements, instances) alimentant l'archive ouverte HAL
OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES (IN RUSSIAN)
- Будапештская Инициатива «Открытый Доступ»
- Десять лет с Будапештской инициативой открытого доступа: устанавливая открытость
- Вопросы и ответы о самоархивировании: Перевод на русский язык выполнен Светланой Князевой, добавления для российских читателей сделал Сергей Паринов, работы выполнены в рамках проекта TECHBRID
- Слабая «видимость» российской и украинской науки. Владимир Московкин. 26 февраля 2013 года. ТрВ № 123, c. 8, "Бытие науки"
- СЕМЯЧКИН Д. А., КИСЛЯК Е. В., СЕРГЕЕВ М. А. НАУЧНЫЕ ЭЛЕКТРОННЫЕ БИБЛИОТЕКИ: АКТУАЛЬНЫЕ ЗАДАЧИ И СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ ПУТИ ИХ РЕШЕНИЯ // Научная периодика: проблемы и решения. 2013. №2. (дата обращения: 12.08.2013).
- Open Access and Open Science in Russia - про открытую науку и открытый доступ на русском языке
- Несколько мифов об открытом доступе к науке (Open Access)
- Лоуренс Лессиг «Свободная Культура», М:. «Прагматика Культуры», ISBN 5-98392-009-X
- Open Access. Информационное сообщение. Автор: Алма Свон перевод Open Access Briefing Paper.
- Интернет-активность как обязанность ученого Горбунов-Посадов М.М. Интернет-активность как обязанность ученого. // Информационные технологии и вычислительные системы. — 2007, № 3. — С. 88–93.
- Институциональные электронные архивы открытого доступа к научному и гуманитарному знанию: структурно-статистический анализ / В. М. Московкин, Д. И. Тюпа // Новий Колегiум. – Харкiв, 2006. – № 5. – С. 3-11.
- Международное движение по открытому доступу к научному и гуманитарному знанию : опыт для постсоветских стран / В. М. Московкин, Л. В. Верзунова // Информационные ресурсы России. – М., 2007. – № 1.
- «Интернетизация» научных исследований / В. М. Московкин // Открытое образование. – 2008. – № 2. – С. 63-69
- Развитие формальных научных коммуникаций в условиях экспоненциального роста знаний и цифровой революции / В. М. Московкин // Международный форум по информации. – 2008. – Т. 33, № 2. – С. 6-11.
- Новый подход к оценке результатов научно-технической деятельности./Сергей Паринов, дтн гнс ЦЭМИ РАН, профессор ГУ-ВШЭ, 17.04.2008, последние изменения – 15.05.2008
- Институциональные репозитарии: Краткий обзор Чарльз В. Бейли младший Оригинал: https://www.digital-scholarship.org/ts/irtoutsuite.pdf. Перевод с английского И. Моисеевой под редакцией Е. Негуляева (Evgeny.Negulyaev[@]usu.ru), ноябрь 2008 г. (02old.eifl.net/system/files/201209/beyli_ch._institucionalnye_repozitarii._kratkiy_obzor.doc) MS Word doc)
- Институциональные репозитарии: требования к персоналу 8 августа 2008 г. Мэри Робинсон Университет Ноттингема Перевод с английского И. Моисеевой под ред. Е. Негуляева (Evgeny.Negulyaev[@]usu.ru), ноябрь 2008 г. Оригинал: Institutional Repositories: Staff and Skills Set / Mary Robinson. — 2008. — http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/documents/staffandskills2008.pdf. (02old.eifl.net/system/files/201209/institucionalnye_repozitarii._trebovaniya_k_personalu.doc MS Word doc)
- Обзор понятия Открытого Доступа: Применительно к рецензированным статьям и их препринтам. Питер Сyбер. (MS Word doc)
- Интернет-технологии: открытый доступ и самоархивирование Захарова Г.М. История зарождения и развития идеи открытого, или свободного, бесплатного доступа в Интернет. Значение открытого доступа для отечественных библиотек. (02old.eifl.net/system/files/201209/zaharova_g._m._internet-tehnologii._otkrytyy_dostup_i_samoarhivirovanie.doc MS Word doc)
- Самоархивирование./Негуляев Е. А. Самоархивирование (self-archiving) — размещение авторами электронных версий своих научных произведений в общедоступных архивах электронных документов. Attached file: (02old.eifl.net/system/files/201209/negulyaev_e._a._samoarhivirovanie.doc MS Word doc)
- Препринты ИПМ им.М.В.Келдыша./М.М.Горбунов-Посадов Анализируется сложившееся состояние дел с выпуском препринтов ИПМ им.М.В.Келдыша и намечаются шаги по исправлению отдельных недочетов.
- ВАК, интернет и открытые публикации./М.М.Горбунов-Посадов Обсуждаются разнообразные препятствия, встающие на пути к массовым открытым публикациям в российском научном интернете.
- Развитие электронных библиотек – путь к Открытой Науке С.И. Паринов, Центральный экономико-математический институт РАН. Авторская версия приглашенного доклада для конференции RCDL2009.
- Технология поддержки электронных научных публикаций как «живых» документов С.И. Паринов, Центральный экономико-математический институт РАН; М.Р. Когаловский, Институт проблем рынка РАН. Труды 11й Всероссийской научной конференции «Электронные библиотеки: перспективные методы и технологии, электронные коллекции» - RCDL’2009, Петрозаводск, Россия, 2009.
- К.Хокинс: НАУЧНАЯ БИБЛИОТЕКА КАК ИЗДАТЕЛЬСТВО: ОПЫТ МИЧИГАНСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА (США) (ВЕСТНИК ПЕРМСКОГО УНИВЕРСИТЕТА, Выпуск 3 (10), 2009, ст. 119-122)
OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
- Cape Town Open Education Declaration follows the model of the Budapest Open Access Initiative and was produced following a meeting convened by the Open Society Institute and the Shuttleworth Foundation in Cape Town in September 2007. The Cape Town Declaration offers strategies for the development of open educational resources.
- A Basic Guide to Open Educational Resources (OER) by Asha Kanwar (COL) (Editor), Stamenka Uvalić-Trumbić (UNESCO) (Editor), Neil Butcher (Author); Publishers: COL, UNESCO (July 2011)
- Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education; Publishers: COL, UNESCO (November 2011)
- Survey on Governments’ Open Educational Resources (OER) Policies by Sarah Hoosen (Neil Butcher & Associates) (Editor); Publishers: COL, UNESCO (June 2012)
- Exploring the Business Case for Open Educational Resources by Neil Butcher (Author), Sarah Hoosen (Author); Publishers: COL (September 2012)
- Open Educational Resources Policy in Europe - a project of Creative Commons
- Open Education Working Group
- Open Education Coalition - Koalicja Otwartej Edukacji
- Connexions - a place to view and share educational material made of small knowledge chunks called modules that can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc.
- MIT OpenCourseWare - MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) is a web-based publication of virtually all MIT course content.
- Creative Commons - provides the tools necessary to overcome these restrictions, opening up educational resources so that they are not only accessible, but adaptable, interoperable, and discoverable — helping to realize the full benefits of digitally enabled education. .
- The Khan Academy offers instructional videos covering everything from basic algebra to advanced chemistry, biology, and even the current day banking crisis.
- P2PU is a grassroots education project that organizes learning outside of institutional walls and gives learners recognition for their achievements — creating a model for lifelong learning alongside traditional higher education models. P2PU is also exploring alternative methods of assessment and certification through its badges pilot.
- The African Virtual University (AVU) OER portal OER@AVU
- (globaltext.terry.uga.edu) The Global Text Project - The Global Text Project is engaging the collective intelligence of worldwide communities in the development of current, high-quality content.
- Jorum - a free online service providing access to teaching and learning resources, for teaching and support staff in UK Further and Higher Education Institutions.
- MERLOT - (Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching) is designed primarily for faculty and students of higher education.
- NDLR (or National Digital Learning Resources) Ireland
- OpenCourseWare Consortium
- OpenCourseWare Consortium Europe
- OER Africa: there are sections on: Understanding OER https://www.oerafrica.org/understanding-oer – Introducing OER, FAQs and links to some of the UNSECO/COL publications; Finding OER (oerafrica.org/findoer) – tools for finding OER as well as links to the OERs collected by OER Africa (in the areas of Health, Agriculture, Teacher Education and Foundations Skills); OER in Action (oerafrica.org/themes-and-projects/oer-initiatives-africa) – showcasing African OER initiatives; OER Toolkits https://www.oerafrica.org/policy-development-review – OER licensing and policy implications, especially useful for higher education, toolkits on Licensing and Copyright https://www.oerafrica.org/copyright-and-licensing-toolkit; OER Readings (oerafrica.org/understanding-oer/selected-oer-readings): a moderated collection of resources relevant to everyone interested in the development of open education resources in education in Africa; and more…
OER Commons - (Open Educational Resources) Commons is the first comprehensive open learning network where teachers and professors (from pre-K to graduate school) can access their colleagues' course materials, share their own, and collaborate on affecting today's classrooms. - OER Handbook - The purpose of this handbook is to provide a guide for those who are just getting started in the creation of open educational resources (OER).
- Open AGH - OER platform, Poland
- OpenLearn – free and open educational resources. OpenLearn is an open content initiative by the Open University.
- (open.uct.ac.za) The UCT OpenContent directory - the web portal for accessing open teaching and learning content from the University of Cape Town.
- University of the Western Cape OER Modules.
- Videolectures.net, built and maintained by the Jozef Stefan Institute, Slovenia.
- LibGuide on Open Learning Resources