There is a free (or open access) chapter available from Scholarly Communication for Librarians a book that will be published by Chandos Inc. on Open Access. The chapter is an:

In-depth overview of open access, covering definitions (open access publishing, open access archives, gratis and libre, open access works versus open access processes), major statements and declarations, types of open access, major initiatives, trends, advocacy and lobbying.

Read the entire chapter online.

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