There is a new seamless, one-click link to scholarly research in the .? Just look for the pink PDF icons in your results list to instantly retrieve open-access articles.
While UN staff and delegates continue to work remotely, the Dag Hammarskj?ld?Library is committed to enhancing means and technologies that will improve access to electronic resources for its clients.
Look for the pink PDF icon
A recent improvement is the addition of open access content in the Dag Hammarskj?ld?Library catalogue. The links are supported by the database, a non-profit service that has indexed over 27 million open access scholarly articles.
Several studies have established that nearly half of the research papers that people look for online are available for free, but these are not always easy to find.? The Unpaywall tool helps to bridge this gap.
There is no need to do anything special to use the new tool. ?Just look for the pink PDF icons in your results list when searching the and click the icon to instantly access your open-access article (see an example of the pink icon above).
Breaking down the paywall
Advocates for open access seek to increase the availability of free scholarly research online, which too often is locked behind expensive ¡°paywalls¡±.?
Open access is an international movement that promotes the free sharing of knowledge in society without barriers. The movement pushes back against a profit-driven scholarly publishing market dominated by a handful of mega-publishers. ?
Subscription prices for academic journals have risen exponentially over the past several decades. This has resulted in an environment where increasingly only the privileged few can access scholarly information.
Championing the open access movement
The right to share in scientific advancements and its benefits is enshrined in Article 27 of the , and access to information has been recognized as a key driver in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.?
, target 10 prioritizes public access to information for all, while calls for the reduction of inequalities and inclusion of all.?
To promote these goals the Dag Hammarskj?ld?Library has been a champion of the open access movement and has hosted two conferences on open access in ?and on open science in .
