Open Access Aggregators
Digital New Zealand(external link)
This database aggregates New Zealand-related resources at one place. DigitalNZ includes videos, newspapers, maps, photographs, audio recordings, artworks, news reports, and many other kinds of digital content. Users can access journals related to New Zealand and research theses from academic institutions of this country. Theses and research papers are accessible from this section(external link) of the website.
Directory of Open Access Books(external link)
DOAB facilitates free access to peer reviewed open books from reputed publishers. While majority of books are fully downloadable, only chapter downloads are allowed in a few.
Directory of Open Access Journals(external link)
Directory of Open access Journals provides access to more than 15000 peer reviewed journals. You can search either the whole journal or specific articles through DOAJ.
OAIster(external link)
OAIster is a worldwide repository of open access resources initiated by University of Michigan and managed by Online Computer Library Centre. This database which includes more than 30 million records is accessible through OCLC’s Worldcat platform as well as Worldcat link meant exclusively for OAIster resources.
The Oapen(external link)
The OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) online library and publication platform provides access to thousands of peer-reviewed academic books. The Oapen aggregates not only free books from publishers but also free chapters from books.
Open Aire Explore(external link)
Open Aire, European Union’s project to support open science, aims to provide a search platform for open access academic resources ranging from preprints to journal articles.
OASIS(external link)
Openly Available Sources Integrated Search (OASIS) is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from more than 100 sources, making it one of the efficient search interfaces that provides access to open resources.
Open Research Library(external link)
The Open Research Library provides access to one of the largest collections of peer-reviewed open access books, and it is also accessible through mobile reading devices through Biblioboard app.
ROAD- ISSN Directory(external link)
ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly collections is an initiative by International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) centre. This directory lists open access scholarly collection, which includes journals, conference proceedings, repositories and blogs with special focus on OA journals. Using key words, users can search for journals and other resources. Though duplication can be found with DOAJ, ROAD has got a much bigger collection than DOAJ. By clicking on the link provided along with each journal in the results list, journal can be accessed. Unlike DOAJ, article level search using key words is not available on ROAD.
World Wide Science(external link)
A global science gateway to international science resources that are mainly publicly accessible. This site is maintained by U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Scientific and Technical information.
