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Open Access: How to Find Open Access Materials

This LibGuide introduces the basics of Open Access (OA), the benefits of OA, OA at NU, and what you can do to promote OA.

 

  • Primo, Google Scholar and Semantic Scholar are good to start searching for open access scholarly information.
  • NU Repository contains open access to the research results and intellectual products of the academic community of NU.
  • NU Librarians selected subject OA databases, you can find then in A-Z list of databases.

Search Bar below is powered by the Open Access Button. This tool also provides a browser extension for Chrome and a web interface. If the Button can't find your article freely available, it will send a request to the author on your behalf. 

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The following LibGuides will help you find open media, educational resources, and data.

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