Recommendations for Open Access Electronic Collections
In the Fall of 2020 a MNPALS Open Access Workgroup convened to analyze a list of Open Access electronic collections and make recommendations in favor of activation or deactivation based on the quality of the collection and links.
The findings of the group are attached to this article.
The Workgroup used three categories: yes, no, and optional (which are collections that are subject or content specific). The "yes" category includes collections with dependable for content links, the content meets academic libraries' needs, and the site is not predatory.
Many of the "yes" collections have been activated in the Network Zone and shared with the consortium. Like any collections in the Network Zone, the collections are managed by PALS staff; please open a ticket if you would like any of them to be activated for your institution.
Please note, these recommendations were made in 2020 and these electronic resources may have changed since then.
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