This document discusses open access in four parts. It describes traditional open access models like self-archiving and open access journals. It discusses why open access is important by expanding access to research for academics and the public worldwide. It provides examples of how the public uses open access research and how open access enables new forms of scholarly communication beyond traditional papers. The document advocates that scholars can benefit their research and careers by engaging in open scholarship practices like making their work openly accessible and connecting with others online.
31. OA makes articles more accessible,
even for those who already have access
32. “One of the main points behind doing threads was
to bring the companion papers together with the
main papers. To make it work you needed to make
all of the papers open access. This could just not be
done without the papers being open access.”
33. A paper isn’t necessarily the best “unit
of organization”
72. Being an Open Scholar
Improves the quality of your research
Increases your connections, reach, opportunities
“Flattens” the world of academia
Don’t have to do all, but try some of it!
73. How do people find you?
It takes time, but quality content gets recognized
Comment on others’ blogs, retweet or answer Tweets
Conferences, hashtags
Don’t be so afraid of putting out unfinished work
Make it possible to “follow” you