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An ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is a nonproprietary alphanumeric code to uniquely identify academic authors and contributors.

The OAPEN Library contains freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of humanities and social sciences.

DFG funded project at Marburg University to establish an open access repository for academic publications within the field of film and media studies. MediaRep hopes to ensure the long-term digital preservation of open access publications, the consistent use of metadata and…

A community network for scholars, students, and practitioners in media studies, promoting exploration of new forms of publishing within the field.

Content is available without price and permission barriers. See also Gratis Open Access.

A trusted, nonprofit network where humanities scholars can create a professional profile, discuss common interests, develop new publications, and share their work using repository software. The Humanities Commons network is open to all researchers in the humanities.

Content is available without price barriers but with permission barriers. In most cases this content is licensed under restrictive terms and permission for re-use is needed.

Fair use is a US legal doctrine that permits limited use of copyrighted material without acquiring permission from the rights holders. The Society for Cinema and Media Studies (SCMS) has published a statement on fair-use policies here. Also, the SCMS published…

EU-funded multi-lingual open access portal with millions of digitized items from European museums, libraries, archives and multi-media collections (like film archives).

A specific feature that makes it easier to cite either specific versions of a record or to cite, via a top-level DOI, all the versions of a record (article or data).