EuroTrip '08 - Trieste, Open Access for Dummies

Yesterday afternoon, Sely Costa and Derek Law did a fun session, where she pretended to be an unconcerned citizen and he tried to persuade her that OA is a good thing. It was a fun way to demonstrate how OA benefits everyone, not just researchers.

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