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  What Open Access is.
  What Open Access is not.
  How is Open Access provided?
  Open Access archives or repositories.
  Open Access journals.
  Why should authors provide Open Access to their work?
  Further information and resources
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note: 'This paper has been written by Alma Swan of Key Perspectives Ltd on behalf of JISC and produced and edited by Sara Hassen and the JISC Communications Team. Alternative formats of the briefing paper can be found at: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications'
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