LibGuides: Open Access at UT Austin: Recommended Resources

Finding Additional OA Information

cOAlition S
cOAlition S is an international consortium of research organizations (primarily European based). They created Plan S which requires that scientific publications funded by public grants must be published open access.
OA Directory
Wiki with links to information about various aspects of open access - one of the most comprehensive OA resources available.
SPARC
SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) is an advocacy organization that aims to improve access to research for all users. UT Austin is a SPARC member.
Unpaywall
A browser extension for Chrome or Firefox that helps you find open versions of articles legally and for free.
Federal Government Public Access Policies
Information about the federal government's efforts to make federally funded research publicly available.

Further OA Reading - Selected Titles

Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science
Edited volume from 2017 that shares stories, motives, insights, and practical tips about affordable education, transparent science, and accessible scholarship.
Open Access in Theory and Practice
Book from 2020 about the relationship between theory and practice as it relates to open access and information science.
Reassembling Scholarly Communications: Histories, Infrastructures, and Global Politics of Open Access
2020 edited volume that digs into politics, practices, and infrastructures of OA and the evolving digital scholarly communication ecosystem.
The state of OA: a large-scale analysis of the prevalence and impact of Open Access articles
2018 article that evaluates the overall open access landscape in scholarly literature to assess the prevalence and characteristics of OA.
Open Access
This classic 2012 book written by Peter Suber is a concise introduction to open access

Recent OA Events

Open Access Publishing Q&A

Tuesday, October 11th at 1:00-2:00pm

If you’ve ever been curious about publishing an open access (OA) article, wanted to know what’s involved in running an OA journal, or how OA can work for books and monographs, then please join us for a virtual discussion with these panelists from UT:

Paola Bonifazio, Chair and Associate Professor, Italian Studies; and Editor of gender/sexuality/italy
Melissa Guy, Director, Nettie Lee Benson Latin American Collection
Francesco Maggi, Professor, Mathematics; and Editor of Ars Inveniendi Analytica
Tanya Paull, Professor, Molecular Biosciences; and academic editor at PLOS Biology

The recording from this event is available until October 2023.

Want to Get Involved?

OpenCon
A community of early career researchers interested in creating a more open scholarly publishing system.

Related Resources

Copyright Crash Course
The Copyright Crash Course will help you learn about how ownership of copyrighted materials works, what is fair use, alternatives to fair use, and when and how to get permission to use someone else's materials.
Open Educational Resources LibGuide
Information on finding and creating learning resources that are free to access and reuse.
Research Data Services
This online guide provides information on data management best practices including open data principles, and services available at UT.