Director’s Brief – Embracing Open Access – Swetta's Hyperlinked Library

"As defined by SPARC, “Open Access is the free, immediate, online availability of research articles coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment. Open Access ensures that anyone can access and use these results—to turn ideas into industries and breakthroughs into better lives.” My Director’s Brief (link below) is reflecting on the steps taken to embrace and cultivate Open Access in the European community, and how an academic library in the United States can be inspired by and learn from the EU to promote Open Access."