Publications in Open Access (OA) are digitized. They are available online and free of charge and free of most copyright laws and licensing restrictions. OA is also a global movement bringing together many groups of users such as researchers, students, librarians, cultural workers or publisher.
Search engines of Open Access resources:
- Directory of Open Access Books
- Directory of Open Access Journal
- BASE
- OAIster
- Directory of Open Access Repositories
We suggest using Google Patents search engine, which indexes patents and patents applications registered by United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Database ensure access to full texts of over 8 milion patents.