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Open Access in Academia

Information and Resources on Open Access

Open Access Resources

For more information on activities related to Open Access, check out the following resources:

Open Access Week
Organized by SPARC, the above link is the official website for Open Access Week.

Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC)
A global coalition promoting Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education, or making all research available to all.

Creative Commons
An organization dedicated to accessible public knowledge, offering free license and copyright options for all works created by an individual or organization.

Bronco ScholarWorks
Cal Poly Pomona University Library's very own institutional repository, a source of all scholarship created by CPP students, staff, and faculty.

Cal Poly Pomona's Affordable Learning Initiative (ALI)
Learn more about Cal Poly Pomona's efforts in making access to textbooks and other academic resources more affordable and accessible.

California State University's Affordable Learning Solutions (AL$)
Learn more about the CSU initiative advocating for more affordable and accessible resources in order to promote the success of all students.

USC Libraries Open Access Resource Guide
Learn more Open Access and Open Educational Resources from this USC created guide.

UMN-Duluth Open Access Resource Guide
Learn more Open Access and Open Educational Resources from this UMN-Duluth created guide.

SHERPA/RoMEO
Sherpa Romeo is an online resource that aggregates and analyses publisher open access policies from around the world and provides summaries of publisher copyright and open access archiving policies on a journal-by-journal basis.

SHERPA/Juliet
Sherpa Juliet is a searchable database and single focal point of up-to-date information concerning funders' policies and their requirements on open access, publication and data archiving.