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openaccessbutton.org @OA_Button
Need access to research? New suite of apps provide access to academic research
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Push Button.
Download the Open Access Button from openaccessbutton.org. The next time you're asked to pay to access academic research. Push the Open Access Button
on your phone or on the web.
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Get Research.
The Open Access Button will search the web for version of the paper that you can access immediately. If that
doesn't work, the Button will email the author and look for more information about the paper.
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Make Progress.
If you get your research, you can make progress with your work. If you don't get your research, your story will be used to help change the publishing system so it doesn't happen
again.
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Take Action Web Mobile
at Openaccessbutton.org
Download for:
Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome Android Bookmarklet
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What makes us different
Usefulness first, providing a key function for users !
International project representing all continents !
Involves users and team who are not always students, and not (already) Open Access advocates
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Challenges
$$$ !
Meetings and team engagement online and across multiple timezones
!
A technical project will always have technical holdups
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Tips
Make lots of friends within your community !
If you have a great idea, you can always find people to do the things that you can’t
!
Embrace diversity
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With Thanks ToCottage Labs
Open Society Foundations Jisc
Right to Research Coalition Medsin
Mozilla Science PLOS
Crowdfunders !
openaccessbutton.org/about/thanks !
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