Open Access - die Revolution im wissenschaftlichen Publizieren?

The increase in the number of scientific disciplines, the continuing significant rise in the production of literature and the journal crisis at libraries has led the actors to seek new models for the publication of scientific results. The concept of Open Access comprises a whole number of different models. The spectrum ranges from simple institutional document servers to fully edited ejournals, from low-budget versions to commercial Open Access products. As a synthesis, the lecture presents the Open Access model of the Central Library at Research Centre Jülich, which does not ignore successful publication systems, but which nevertheless puts into practice the idea of open access to information.