This week (October 23-29) is the 10th International Open Access Week. During this time each year, we celebrate the benefits that can be realized by making research publicly available.
Open access to research means removing price barriers that can prevent people from accessing the research they need. Imagine that you are a patient who has recently been diagnosed with a serious health condition, and you want to better understand your illness and compare treatment options. If you do not have access to an institutional subscription or the ability to spend up to $30 for each article, you will likely find yourself unable to access the vast majority of medical journals.
When research is open access (OA), it is free of charge to readers, and because it is online, it is available anywhere in the world, to anyone who has access to the Internet. Open access benefits researchers, too: if your work is freely available, then more of your colleagues can read it, and are more likely to cite it.
How can you make your research findings open access?
If you have questions about open access or making your work freely available, contact Roxann Mouratidis, Scholarly Communications Librarian.
Maguire Medical Library
Florida State University College of Medicine
1115 W. Call St., Tallahassee, FL 32306
Call 850-644-3883 (voicemail) or Text 850-724-4987
Questions? Ask us.
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