Every Day Is Open Access Day

From: Stevan Harnad <amsciforum_at_GMAIL.COM>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:26:16 -0400

Every day is Open Access Day

OA means�free online access to refereed research.

OA can be provided by�self-archiving�in the author's�institutional
repository�all articles published in non-OA journals ("Green OA")
and/or by publishing in OA journals ("Gold OA").

Green OA self-archiving is being�mandated�by 56 universities and
research funders worldwide so far.

Green OA self-archiving needs to be�mandated by all universities and
research funders worldwide.

The result will be universal OA (and Gold OA will�follow�soon after).

OA�maximizes�research access, uptake, usage, impact, productivity,
progress and benefits to humankind.

The best thing you can do for OA is to�lobby for Green OA
self-archiving mandates.

"That is all ye know on earth, and all ye need to know."

Every day is Open Access Day

Stevan Harnad
Received on Tue Oct 14 2008 - 13:35:20 BST