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The Open Access Button is a browser plugin which registers when people hit a paywall to an academic article and cannot access it.[1] It is supported by Medsin UK and the Right to Research Coalition.[1]

A prototype was built at a BMJ Hack Weekend.[2][3] All code is openly available online at GitHub.[4]

A beta version of the Open Access Button was officially launched on 18 November 2013 at the Berlin 11 Satellite Conference for Students & Early Stage Researchers.[5] It records instances of hitting a paywall, and also provides options to try and locate an open access version of the article.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "About". Open Access Button. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ Carroll, David (2013). "The Open Access Button: It's time we capture individual moments of paywall injustice and turn them into positive change". LSE Impact. Retrieved 18 November 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Picture of the week". BMJ. 347. 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Open Access Button". GitHub. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Speakers at B11 Satellite Conference". Right 2 Research Coalition. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Push button for open access". Guardian. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
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