Introduction
Additional Resources
Additional ResourcesThis page lists additional resources containing depth information about the topics discussed in the guide.
Additional Resources
- Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and HumanitiesThe Berlin declaration on Open Access to Scientific Knowledge of 22 October 2003 was written in English (Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities) and is one of the milestones of the open access movement. The wording of the English version shall prevail.
- Bethesda Statement on Open Access PublishingThis statement of principle were drafted during a one-day meeting held on April 11, 2003 at the headquarters of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland. The purpose of this document is to stimulate discussion within the biomedical research community on how to proceed, as rapidly as possible, to the widely held goal of providing open access to the primary scientific literature.
- Create ChangeA commitment to support faculty and librarians in scholarly communication
- HowOpenIsIt? A Guide to Evaluating the Openness of JournalsCreated by SPARC in conjunction with PLOS and the Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA), the HowOpenIsIt? Open Access Guide standardizes Open Access terminology in an easily understandable, comprehensive resource.
- Open Access as Humanitarian AidOpen Access efforts regarding the Japan Earthquake & Tsunami (2011). Peter Suber, SPARC Open Access Newsletter, 4/2/11
- Open Archives InitiativeThe Open Archives Initiative develops and promotes interoperability standards that aim to facilitate the efficient dissemination of content. OAI has its roots in the open access and institutional repository movements.
- SPARC Open Access Newsletter & ForumThe SPARC Open Access Newsletter (SOAN) is a monthly newsletter authored by Peter Suber and offering news and analysis of the open access movement —the worldwide movement to disseminate scientific and scholarly research literature online, free of charge, and free of unnecessary licensing restrictions.
Additional Reading
Guide to E-Science by Call Number: Q180.55.E4 G85 2011 OnlineISBN: 9780857294388Publication Date: 2011-05-27
The Access Principle by Call Number: Freely available (requires registration) via MIT PressISBN: 9780262512664Publication Date: 2009-02-13
