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Open Access: Other "Open" Movement

OPEN DATA

Open Data refers to data that is freely available.  Please click on the links below for more information.

  • Preservation & Open Data
    This guide was put together by Ryan Womack and Minglu Wang, two Rutgers University data librarians.

Open Educational Resources (OER)

Open Educational Resources (OER) refers to freely available materials that can be used by educators for teaching and/or by students for learning.  These may include electronic textbooks, lecture notes, lesson plans, worksheets, etc.  Please click on the links below for more information. 

OPEN SOURCE

Open Source refers to open source software (OSS).  The expectation of OSS is that the software is free and can be distributed, the source code is available, and derivative works can be made from the original. Please click on the links below for more information.