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Open Access to Scholarship

This research guide provides an brief overview of past and current issues relevant to the open access movement.

Open Source Initiative

The History of Open Source Software

"Open source software began as an assumption without a name or a clear alternative. It has evolved into a sophisticated movement which has produced some of the most stable and widely used software packages ever produced." -David Bretthauer, University of Connecticut

What is "Free" Software