Open Access for Scholars Left Behind: The Issue of Limited Access to Data and Scholarship |
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| Authors: | Symphony Bruce |
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| Institution: | 1. University Library, American University in Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, USAbruce@american.edu |
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| Abstract: | AbstractThis column discusses information literacy instruction through the lens of open access (OA) to better serve researchers who have limited access to scholarship due to cost. After providing a definition of OA, the benefit of OA is exemplified through both researchers who lose access to information, like students, and those who have little access to begin with, like researchers in disenfranchised locations. Information literacy instruction librarians who teach the use of OA resources increase awareness for global researchers, ensure alumni access to scholarship after loss of institutional affiliation, and increase scholarship published in OA mediums, supporting those without traditional access. |
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| Keywords: | Open access scholarly communication scholarly publishing information literacy higher education |
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