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Open access in biomedical research.

The access principle : the case for open access to research and scholarship / John Willinsky.

Digitize this book! : the politics of new media, or why we need open access now / Gary Hall.

Institutional repositories : content and culture in an open access environment / Catherine Jones.

Open licensing for cultural heritage / Gill Hamilton and Fred Saunderson.

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Open access in biomedical research.

The access principle : the case for open access to research and scholarship / John Willinsky.

Digitize this book! : the politics of new media, or why we need open access now / Gary Hall.

Institutional repositories : content and culture in an open access environment / Catherine Jones.

Open licensing for cultural heritage / Gill Hamilton and Fred Saunderson.