19 October 2015
Open Access Week (October 19 – 25), a global event now entering its eighth year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.
Open Access has the potential to maximize research investments, increase the exposure and use of published research, facilitate the ability to conduct research across available literature, and enhance the overall advancement of scholarship. Research funding agencies, academic institutions, researchers and scientists, teachers, students, and members of the general public are supporting a move towards Open Access in increasing numbers every year. Open Access Week is a key opportunity for all members of the community to take action to keep this momentum moving forward.
Source: Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition
Read about open access in HCS-Manguinhos:
da Silva Rosa, Teresa and Carneiro, Maria José. Open access to academic scholarship as a public policy resource: a study of the Capes database on Brazilian theses and dissertations. Hist. cienc. saude-Manguinhos, Dez 2010, vol.17, no.4, p.955-974. ISSN 0104-5970
Read more about open access in HCSM’s blog:
An open-access tool for researchers on social medicine
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