Open Access (OA) means that electro

Open Access (OA) means that electronic scholarly articles
are available freely at the point of use. The subject has been
discussed for over 10 years, but has reached a crescendo
of discussion over the last few years with various
declarations in favour of OA from groups of researchers or
their representatives. The UK House of Commons Science
and Technology Committee considered the issue in 2004,
reporting in the summer in favour of OA. This indicates the
importance of the issue