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- McGill users only
- In-library-use only
- Catalogue record
"Open Access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions." - Peter Suber
Watch this short video to learn about why open access matters to students.
Your Right to Research
The Right to Research Collalition provides students with information and resources for challenging publishers, governments, universities, and researchers to support students’ right to access published research. With over 7 million members R2R is the largest students organization in North America. Find out what it's all about here and become a member yourself!
The bottom line
Open access:
- democratizes research by making it available to everyone
- advances research by offering quicker access to the newest developments
- improves the visibility and impact of scholarship by making it easy to find
What you can do:
- use Creative Commons licenses on your blogs, podcasts, mashups, and artwork
- consider publishing your work in open access journals
- inform yourself about changes to Canadian copyright legislation and what it means for you