This guide brings together information about Open Access Resources and Open Educational Resources. It aims to make Open Access resources easier to find and use for study, teaching and research.
There are lots of books, journals and other academic resources that are open access. This means they are free to access and don't require the Library to have a subscription for you to be able to access them. DiscoverEd has a range of open access material and when you do a search you can use the filters on the left hand side of screen to show only Open Access results. You can also limit the Resource Type to Journals, if that is solely what you are interested in.
The Library on behalf of the University has signed up to a number of "Read and Publish" deals with publishers. All corresponding authors from the University of Edinburgh can publish open access in the following journals for no extra cost. You can browse the list of over 5,500 journals by title, e-ISSN, or by publisher.
Edinburgh University Library uses Open Journals Systems (OJS) to provide a hosting platform for Open Access journals and Open Monograph Press (OMP) to provide a hosting platform for Open Access books. The service includes training, guidance and technical support and it is provided free of charge to staff and students of the University of Edinburgh.
This guide is designed to help researchers, students and staff at the University of Edinburgh to find Open Resources.
If you would like more information on how to publish your work as Open Access or an Open Educational Resource, you will find more information on the Research Support page.
You can also use Google Scholar to search for Open Access articles and content.
If you are a student or member of staff at University of Edinburgh you also have access to content that has been purchased or subscribed to by the University Library. You can search for and access these, as well as the wide range of other online and physical resources available at the Library, via DiscoverEd.
