7. Push Button.
Download the Open Access Button from
openaccessbutton.org. The next time you're asked to pay to
access academic research. Push the Open Access Button
on your phone or on the web.
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8. Get Research.
The Open Access Button will search the web for version
of the paper that you can access immediately. If that
doesn't work, the Button will email the author and look for
more information about the paper.
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9. Make Progress.
If you get your research, you can make progress with your
work. If you don't get your research, your story will be used
to help change the publishing system so it doesn't happen
again.
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10. Take Action
Web Mobile
Download for:
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Android
Bookmarklet
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at
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11. What makes us
different
Usefulness first, providing a key function for users
!
International project representing all continents
!
Involves users and team who are not always students,
and not (already) Open Access advocates
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12. Challenges
$$$
!
Meetings and team engagement online and across
multiple timezones
!
A technical project will always have technical holdups
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13. Tips
Make lots of friends within your community
!
If you have a great idea, you can always find people to
do the things that you can’t
!
Embrace diversity
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14. With Thanks To
Cottage Labs
Open Society Foundations
Jisc
Right to Research Coalition
Medsin
Mozilla Science
PLOS
Crowdfunders
!
openaccessbutton.org/about/thanks
!
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