Learning Outcomes

This module should help you to understand:

  • The background to the open access movement
  • What open access is
  • The benefits of open access and why it's important
  • What an institutional repository is and how it works

Find out more on the next page: What is open access?

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Author(s): Claire Choong

Last updated: July 2025

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