Open Access

Open Access is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles, coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment (SPARC). In recent years, open access has become at topic of conversation at colleges and universities throughout the world. We invite all Hamilton community members to join this continuing conversation.

Open Access in Brief

Open Access Is

1. a publishing model whose primary aim is to make scholarly research widely available in a timely manner.
2. a response to the unsustainable rise in journal prices that have led to libraries spending more and getting less.
3. an opportunity for faculty to exercise greater control over their scholarly work.

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Open Access Is Not

1. a mode of publishing that takes place outside of the peer review process.
2. an attempt to circumvent copyright or deprive authors of their rights.
3. a barrier to scholars and researchers wishing to publish in journals of their choosing.