Maria Aghazarian, Scholarly Communications Librarian
Open access (OA) is the free, immediate, online availability of research or resources along with the rights to reuse these resources.
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Unpaywall browser extension for Google Chrome and Firefox
While you're browsing research, if the extension finds a free, immediately available version of that article, it will light up green. Click the green tab to be instantly connected to the PDF. It's fast, free, and legal, powered by a database of millions of author-uploaded PDFs.
Open Access Button browser extension for Google Chrome and Firefox
This browser extension will also try to connect you to freely available versions of the articles you're looking for. If it's not available online, you can submit a request directly to the author to make it freely available online.
There are countless Open Access journals available now. How can you find them?
Start with the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The DOAJ aims to index and provide access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Worried the journal you found might not be legitimate? Try using the Journal Evaluation Tool from Loyola Marymount University. This rubric and scoring sheet will help in evaluating key aspects of a legitimate journal and may help allay concerns about academic publishing scams.
This tool searches 21 different sources of open educational materials, including textbooks, syllabi, lesson plans, instructional videos and more.
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Digital Humanities Curricular Grants
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