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Find out more about Open Access

Latest initiatives

Books about Open Access

Open Access by Suber, Peter

Knowledge Unbound by Suber, Peter

Planned obsolescence by Fitzpatrick, Kathleen

Open access: what you need to know now by Crawford, Walt

The Future of Scholarly Publishing by Taubert, Niels

Find more Open Access resources that are available at HKU Libraries.

What is Open Access?

Open access (OA) means making research publications freely available so anyone can benefit from reading and using research.

Open access can be more than making research available to read, but also allowing others to re-use that research. Research data and books are also increasingly made available openly.

Open access is part of a wider ‘open’ movement to encourage free exchange of knowledge and resources in order to widen access and encourage creativity.

Learn more about OA by watching the videos of (1) ‘What is Open Access?’ and (2) ‘Open Access Explained!’

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Benefits of Open Access

Open Access has the following benefits:

More exposure for your work
Practitioners can apply your findings
Higher citation rates
Your research can influence policy
The public can access your findings
Compliant with grant rules
Taxpayers get value for money
Researchers in developing countries can see your work

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Head of Scholarly Communication and Research Services & Medical Librarian

Jesse Xiao

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5/F Main Library, The University of Hong Kong

(852) 2241 5841

Subjects: Medicine

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One-to-one Research Consultation Service

Provides a personal research consultation service to registered HKU / HKU SPACE academic staff and HKU postgraduate students on effective information research pertaining to their research projects. Please make an appointment with your Librarians in specialised subjects.

Subject-specific Library Instruction Courses

Groups of staff or students can request library instruction courses according to their information needs. For details, please contact your Librarians in specialised subjects.