TY - BOOK AU - Rubow,Lexi AU - Schofield,Brianna AU - Shen,Rachael ED - Samuelson Law, Technology and Public Policy Clinic (University of California, Berkeley), ED - Project Muse, ED - Project Muse. TI - Understanding Open Access: When, Why & How to Make Your Work Openly Accessible T2 - Author's Alliance SN - 9780692587249 AV - Z286.O63 R83 2015 PB - Project Muse KW - Open access publishing KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Electronic books KW - Electronic books. KW - local N1 - Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: What is this guide and who is it for? -- Why make your work openly accessible?: Benefits of open access ; Open access policies -- How to make your work openly accessible : How "open" do you want to make your work? ; Where do you want to make your work available ; Conventional publishing and open access ; How to secure the right to use third-party content when making your work openly accessible -- Help shape the future of open access; Open Access N2 - Understanding Open Access provides a scholarly author-oriented look at the ins and outs of open access publishing. The guide addresses common concerns about what "open access" means, how institutional open access requirements work, and why authors might consider making their work openly accessible online. Our aim is to provide real-life strategies and tools that authors can use to work with publishers, institutions, and funders to make their works available on the terms most consistent with their dissemination goals UR - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/62064/ ER -