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Open access
Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 definition), or libre op ...
scholarly communication of Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
is preserved in repositories maintained by several academic institutions.
Repositories
There are a number of collections of scholarship in Greece housed in digitalopen access repositories An open repository or open-access repository is a digital platform that holds research output and provides free, immediate and permanent access to research results for anyone to use, download and distribute. To facilitate open access such repositor ...
. They contain journal articles, book chapters, data, and other research outputs that are free to read. As of March 2018, the UK-based Directory of Open Access Repositories
OpenDOAR: Directory of Open Access Repositories is a UK-based website that lists open access repositories (including academic ones). It is searchable by locale, content, and other measures. The service does not require complete repository detail ...
lists some 36 repositories in Greece. The National Hellenic Research Foundation, University of Patras, and University of Piraeus hold the most digital assets.
Timeline
Key events in the development of open access in Greece include the following: * 2018 ** June: Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link) issues a declaration supporting open access.References
Further reading
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* * * . ("The purpose of the 'Kallipos' action is the production and delivery of Open Access electronic books, which will be used by the students of Greek universities") * * * Academia in Greece Communications in GreeceGreece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
Science and technology in Greece
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