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Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication: Intro

This LibGuide provides useful information about the Open Access Movement, open access publishing and open scholarly communication trends.

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Welcome to this LibGuide on Open Access (OA), Access to Knowledge (A2K) and Scholarly Communication.  I hope you will find these resources useful.  Should you have any queries, or should you want to add other useful references to this Guide, please contact Denise Nicholson (see Profile for details)

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What is Open Access?