Open Access is a term used to represent both an idea,
that the results of publicly funded research be freely available, and a
movement, characterized by various initiatives to make published scholarly
literature freely available on the web. Below are some examples of open
access initiatives:
Public Library of Science The Public Library of Science, one of the pioneers in open access publishing
models, is a non-profit organization of scientists and physicians committed
to making the world's scientific and medical literature freely available
to the public.
NIH
Initiative Notice from September 2004 on plans to facilitate enhanced public access
to NIH-funded health related research information through open access, widely
supported by the library community and by many Nobel
Laureates.
Budapest
Open Access Initiative The Budapest OAI arose from a small but lively meeting convened in Budapest
by the Open Society Institute (OSI) on December 1-2, 2001
