Open Access benefits researchers, institutions, nations and society as a whole.

• For researchers, it brings increased visibility, dissemination, usage and impact for their work.
• Institutions enjoy the same benefits in aggregated form.
• There is growing evidence that countries benefit financially if they adopt the Open Access publishing model (‘Gold OA’) and Open Access self-archiving (‘Green OA’). The benefits would outweigh the costs considerably (see Houghton’s comparative report on costs and benefits of Open Access, commissioned by Knowledge Exchange, June 2009)
• Society as a whole benefits because research is more efficient and more effective, delivering better and faster outcomes for us all.
  

What's in it for me? How can I benefit?
Here are some ways to advance digital scholarship and benefit from expanded sharing of research for:

• Researchers and authors
• Teachers
• Policy makers and university management