OPEN ACCESS

  • Open Access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder.
  • Open Access is compatible with copyright, peer review, revenue (even profit), print, preservation, prestige, quality, career-advancement, indexing, and other features and supportive services associated with conventional scholarly literature.

    • Peter Suber, "Open Access Overview," 2004 (revised 2010)

    Find out more about Open Access, its benefits to you, what Pitt is doing to support Open Access, and what's new on the international stage for Open Access.

    OA WEEK @ PITT

    Events for Open Access Week 2012 @ Pitt.

    October 17--Open Access Week 2012: Kick-Off Event for ULS Colleagues

    October 22--Mendeley: Social Networking for Your Research

    October 24--Plum Analytics and Altmetrics: New Methods of Measuring Scholarly Impact

    The University of Pittsburgh joined with other universities and organizations worldwide to celebrate Open Access Week, October 22- 28, 2012. Follow the links above to learn more about our eventss and to review handouts and recordings from these select sessions.