You’ve finished Accessing Open Access Journals — well done. Here’s a quick recap to lock it in, and the best places to go next.

What you’ve learned

Across five lessons, you explored:

• What Is Open Access? — free-to-read research and why it matters.
• Browsing Journal Feeds — the latest articles from many journals in one stream.
• Finding Relevant Journals — identifying your field’s key, trustworthy titles.
• RSS Feed Subscriptions — having new articles delivered automatically.
• Staying Updated — a light routine to keep current without drowning.

Make it stick

Find three open-access journals central to your field (try the DOAJ) and subscribe to their feeds — then let the new research come to you.

Where to go next

If you enjoyed this course, these are the natural next steps:

• Using VuFind Discovery Search — search across everything in one place.
• Digital Information Literacy — sharpen the digital skills underneath.

And the rest of the FRELIP toolkit is always there to put your new skills to work:

• Discovery search — find books and articles.
• Research guides — curated starting points by subject.
• Open-access journal feeds — keep current.
• All FRELIP courses — browse the full catalogue.

This courseware is provided free by FRELIP. Original text released under CC BY 4.0; linked resources remain under their own licences. Curated by the FRELIP Open Courseware editorial team.