Contacts
For Questions about Open Access and Publishing
Dr. Mark Shelton
Director of Libraries
mshelton@holycross.edu | x3372
For Questions about CrossWorks
Digital Archives Team
Lenora Robinson, Digital Initiatives Archivist
Rachel Green, Digital Collections Specialist
crossworks@holycross.edu | x3509
For Questions about this Guide
Abby Stambach
Head of Archives & Distinctive Collections
astambac@holycross.edu | x2506
CrossWorks
An institutional repository (IR) brings together scholarly and creative works, as well as other materials, in digital format with the aim to preserve and provide open access through a single portal. CrossWorks is the IR of the College of the Holy Cross.
What Is Open Access?
Open Access: a simple definition
The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) defines open access (OA) as the free, immediate, online availability of research articles, coupled with the rights to use these articles fully in the digital environment.
Why does Open Access Matter?
There are many benefits to open access including making scholarship available to everyone as well as wider dissemination of information, knowledge, research and data. Additionally, open access removes price and permission barriers.
Source: based on Brinken, H. (2021). 10 Gründe für Open Access. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4643859 (CC BY 4.0 International). Adapted by Open Access Network. https://open-access.network/en/information/open-access-primers/what-does-open-access-mean