Open Access stands for Free and unhindered access to scholarly information for anybody Without costs for readers Without technical or legal barriers Usage around the world Supported by all major German research communities: Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. 22 October 2003
Reasons for Open Access Better visibility and citation of documents and data Immediate access to scientific information free of cost Easy Reuse and Modification Fast discussion and reception of research results Way out of the journal crisis for libraries Better quality because anybody can find mistakes Copyright stays with the author
Questions about Open Access? „Open Access is a strategic aim of TUHH“ Presidium of TUHH 20.03.2013 The Golden Road: First publication in open access journal Financially supported by TUHH publication fund Articles in peer-reviewed open access journals Gross article processing charge up to 2000 € The Green Road: Pre- and postprints as open access TUBdok: Open Access Repository of TUHH What is allowed by my publisher: Open access policies Questions about Open Access? The University Library is happy to advise you. Inken Feldsien-Sudhaus Open Access Commissioner TUHH 040 42878 3004 openaccess@tuhh.de www.tub.tuhh.de/openaccess