BENEFITS OF OPEN ACCESS
Open access makes knowledge available to all, without the barrier of affordability and without restrictions on using it to inform and develop related areas of research. It:
Enables the unrestricted use of knowledge for teaching, conference presentations and lectures.
Offers authors enhanced visibility and the potential for greater usage of their work and higher impact.
Brings new audiences to scholarly content, helping expand readership.
Reduces the pressure on library budgets for purchasing books and journals and enables librarians to devote more time to connecting their users with high quality content.