Open Access Button | Jisc Elevator

"The Open Access Button is an app to help students, researchers, patients and the public get access to academic research. People use research articles to learn, advance scientific understanding, understand the world around them, and fuel the economy. However, most are priced out of access to research as one article can cost over £30, even though much research is publicly funded. The solution to this problem is Open Access: free online access to research articles with full reuse rights. By widely adopting this method of publishing, we can establish a fair and just research system. In the past 10 years huge progress has been made towards this goal, but we must do more, and students are now at the heart of the movement. Our app is developed by students and early career researchers who know first hand the impact paywalls can have on university education and research ..."