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  1. Looking at Anywhere Access: "a next-generation library solution that delivers simple 1-click access to the full-text PDF for both Open Access & library subscribed content" anywhereaccess.com/
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      Essentially, it's an integration into library catalogue systems like Ex Libris Summon and Ex Libris Primo and a browser extension for users. It searches both your institutional holdings and a corpus of open-access sources to get users access to articles easily.
      1. …in reply to @SimonXIX
        It's not open-source software though. Increasingly I'm of the opinion that if your software enabling open-access is not itself open licensed, then you're not enabling open knowledge.
        1. …in reply to @SimonXIX
          See my presentation for UKSG this year for more on my thoughts about the inextricable links between various forms of open licensing undaimonia.wordpress.com/2018/04/12/systems-of-revolt/
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            "...despite having the same ethical basis – the open sharing of information – open-access licensing has taken off in libraries and open-source licensing has not."