Institutional repositories : content and culture in an open access environment by 
The access principle : the case for open access to research and scholarship by 
Open source software and open educational resources : a pathway for teachers by 
Hacking capitalism : the free and open source software movement by The Open Access Directory is a wiki where the open access community can create and maintain simple factual lists about open access to science and scholarship.
(Mis)Leading Open Access Myths
A response to many common (and misleading) arguments against open access from BioMed Central.
An educational initiative examining new opportunities for scholars and researchers in a digital environment.
OASIS: Open Access Scholarly Information Sourcebook
Training and resources for anyone interested in OA initiatives, including researchers, students and librarians.
A detailed introduction to Open Access by Peter Suber, a leading voice in the OA movement.
Find out how students can get involved in the OA movement and efforts to make scholarly research more accessible to everyone.
https://www.youtube.com/@openaccessnet/videos
Articles and Blog Posts
Beall, J. (2012). Scholarly Open Access [Web Blog]. Retrieved from: http://scholarlyoa.com/
Coonin, B. & Younce, L. M. (2010). Publishing in Open Access Education Journals: The Authors’ Perspectives. Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 29:118–132.
Accessible through TRU Library at: http://bit.ly/SZHHnb
Furlough, M. (2010). Open Access, Education Research, and Discovery. Teachers College Record, 112(10): 2623–2648.
Accessible through TRU Library.
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Laakso M., Welling P., Bukvova H., Nyman L., Björk B. C. & Hedlun, T. (2011). The Development of Open Access Journal Publishing from 1993 to 2009. PLoS ONE, 6(6):e20961. Accessible through TRU Library.
Suber, P. (2004, December 29). A very brief introduction to open access [Web log post]. Retrieved from: http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/brief.htm
Suber, P. (2010, November 6). Open Access Overview: Focusing on open access to peer-reviewed research articles and their preprints [Web log post]. Retrieved from: http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm
Willinsky, J. & Alperin, J. P.(2011). The academic ethics of open access to research and scholarship. Ethics and Education, 6(3): 217-223. Accessible through TRU Library InterLibrary Loan program at: http://bit.ly/R3zLVP
Open-Of-Course is a multilingual community portal for free online courses and tutorials. To fully utilize the site( forum etc) registration is necessary.
UNESCO's Open Access Curriculum for Researchers and Library Schools
Contains a set of 5 modules for researchers and 4 modules for library schools.
Youtube video on using FreeMind Mind Mapping Software.
20+ Video Tutorials for Open Source Applications
A number of video tutorials on open source applications.
Many Eyes Social Networking Tutorial
Tutorial for IBM's Many Eyes Social Networking Data visualization application.
"This e-learning site focuses on a critical, but often neglected skill for business, communication, and engineering students, namely visual literacy, or the ability to evaluate, apply, or create conceptual visual representations"
