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Open Access Resources
Resources about open access, as well as some actual open access resources and directories of resources. The open access resources cover all topics, except Library and Information Science.

• eIFL-FOSS (Free and Open Access Software)
  Advocates free and open source software (FOSS) use in libraries in developing and transition countries, through raising awareness, building networks of FOSS advocates and promoting understanding of FOSS. eIFL-FOSS has also created a project supporting the evaluation of a FOSS integrated library system (ILS).

        URL: http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/eifl-foss

• Open Access Movement and Information for Development - Papers from the COADY Institute
  This is a series of papers on Open Access from an online discussion convened by the Coady International Institute at St. Francis Xavier University in 2006. Most of the papers are covered under Creative Commons Licensing.

        URL: http://www.coady.stfx.ca/work/openaccess/index.htm

• Directory of Open Access Journals
  This is a directory of Open Access Journals covering free, full-text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals. Their intent is to be comprehensive covering all subjects and all languages.

        URL: http://www.doaj.org

• Free Medical Journals
  This is a listing of free medical journal content including open access journals and other publications which make their content free after a time delay. Additional listings are provided for French, German, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish language publications.

        URL: http://www.freemedicaljournals.com/

• Free Full Text (over 7,000 scholarly journals)
  Provides links to 7000 scholarly periodicals providing free full-text content. *Not all of the content in these journals will be free.

        URL: http://www.freefulltext.com/

• High Wire Press: Free Online Science Full Text Articles
  High Wire Press provides full-text access to a range of interdisciplinary scholarly journals. A second list of journals which are free to Developing Economies is provided through this link: http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/devecon.dtl . A definition of who is eligible to access these and how is also provided. *Note: There are publication delays for some journals.

        URL: http://highwire.stanford.edu/lists/freeart.dtl/