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Book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica April June 2013

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica April June 2013 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from April-June of 2013 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Epidural myelolipoma in a Husky-cross: a case report; Ranking of physiotherapeutic evaluation methods as outcome measures of stifle functionality in dogs; Herd specific risk factors for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in suckling pigs at the age of weaning; Acute non-ambulatory tetraparesis with absence of the dens in two large breed dogs: case reports with a radiographic study of relatives; The characteristics of short- and long-term surviving Shiba dogs with chronic enteropathies and the risk factors for poor outcome; Reproductive performance in pigs reared under organic conditions compared with conventionally reared pigs; Prevalence of clinical findings at examinations of young Swedish warmblood riding horses; Computed tomography imaging of a leopard tortoise (Geochelone pardalis pardalis) with confirmed pulmonary fibrosis: a case report; Evaluation of normal appearing spinal cord by diffusion tensor imaging, fiber tracking, fractional anisotropy, and apparent diffusion coefficient measurement in 13 dogs; Congenital infection with Anaplasma phagocytophilum in a calf in northern Germany; Mutant prevention concentration of orbifloxacin: comparison between Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus pseudintermedius of canine origin; Grafts of porcine small intestinal submucosa seeded with cultured homologous smooth muscle cells for bladder repair in dogs; Treatment of canine generalized demodicosis associated with hyperadrenocorticism with spot-on moxidectin and imidacloprid; Speckle tracking echocardiography in mature Irish Wolfhound dogs: technical feasibility, measurement error and reference intervals; Salmonella serotypes in wild boars (Sus scrofa) hunted in northern Italy; Dairy cows welfare quality in tie-stall housing system with or without access to exercise; Individual risk factors for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infections in suckling pigs at the age of weaning; Endoscopic findings of the stomach in pleasure horses in Poland; Proof of concept for eradication of vancomycin resistant Enterococcus faecium from broiler farms; Spinal dural ossification causing neurological signs in a cat; Prevalence and consequences of subacute ruminal acidosis in German dairy herds.

Book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica October December 2013

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica October December 2013 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from October-December of 2013 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Evaluation of farmers' diagnostic performance for detection of diarrhoea in nursery pigs using digital pictures of faecal pools; Expression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha and vascular density in mammary adenomas and adenocarcinomas in bitches; The use of the rapid osmotic fragility test as an additional test to diagnose canine immune-mediated haemolytic anaemia; Physiological indicators of stress and meat and carcass characteristics in tail bitten slaughter pigs; Brain microabscesses in a porcine model of Staphylococcus aureus sepsis; Serological markers of Bornavirus infection found in horses in Iceland; SagE induces highly effective protective immunity against Streptococcus iniae mainly through an immunogenic domain in the extracellular region; A study on the effect of different rifle calibres in euthanisation of grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) in seal traps in the Baltic Sea; Risk factors for Coxiella burnetii antibodies in bulk tank milk from Danish dairy herds; Simultaneous subchronic exposure to selenium and diazinon as possible risk factor for osteoporosis in adult male rats; Variation of serum selenium concentrations in German sheep flocks and implications for herd health management consultancy; Pup mortality in laboratory mice - infanticide or not?; An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of avian influenza virus subtypes H5 and H7 antibodies; Niacin supplementation induces type II to type I muscle fiber transition in skeletal muscle of sheep; Evaluation of two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for serodiagnosis of Aleutian mink disease virus infection in mink; Prevalence, quantitative load and genetic diversity of Campylobacter spp. in dairy cattle herds in Lithuania; CPRMethicillin resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from South Korean ducks exhibiting tremor; Camelus dromedarius brucellosis and its public health associated risks in the Afar National Regional State in northeastern Ethiopia.

Book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica July September 2013

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica July September 2013 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from July-September of 2013 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Farming practices in Sweden related to feeding milk and colostrum from cows treated with antimicrobials to dairy calves; Theileria annae in a young Swedish dog; An unusual case of a mature teratoma on the left perineal region of a young cat: surgical treatment and pathological description; A retrospective study of clinical signs and epidemiology of chronic valve disease in a group of 207 Dachshunds in Poland; Phenotypic and genotypic identification of streptococci and related bacteria isolated from bovine intramammary infections; Effect of polyoxyethylene and polyoxypropylene nonionic block copolymers on performance and recruitment of immune cell subsets in weaned pigs; Relationship between herd-level incidence rate of energy-related postpartum diseases, general risk factors and claw lesions in individual dairy cows recorded at maintenance claw trimming; Prevalence of bovine genital campylobacteriosis and trichomonosis of bulls in northern Nigeria; Persistent organic pollutants in meat, liver, tallow and bone marrow from semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus L.) in Northern Norway; Plasma total antioxidant status in horses after 8-hours of road transportation; Physiological responses of young thoroughbred horses to intermittent high-intensity treadmill training; Assessment of postoperative pain after unilateral mastectomy using two different surgical techniques in dogs; Occurrence and characterization of methicillin-resistant staphylococci from bovine mastitis milk samples in Finland; Factors influencing the cell adhesion and invasion capacity of Mycoplasma gallisepticum; Multiple dermoid sinuses of type Vb and IIIb on the head of a Saint Bernard dog; Seminal plasma did not influence the presence of transforming growth factor-beta1, interleukine-10 and interleukin-6 in porcine follicles shortly after insemination; Canine parvovirus type 2c identified from an outbreak of severe gastroenteritis in a litter in Sweden; Prevalence of antibodies against Leptospira sp. in snakes, lizards and turtles in Slovenia; Haemorrhagic pneumonia in sled dogs caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus - one fatality and two full recoveries: a case report; Ultrasonography of the spleen, liver, gallbladder, caudal vena cava and portal vein in healthy calves from birth to 104 days of age; The first detection of influenza in the Finnish pig population: a retrospective study; Looking for prognosticators in ovine anaplasmosis: discriminant analysis of clinical and haematological parameters in lambs belonging to differently susceptible breeds experimentally infected with Anaplasma ovis; The presence of heat-labile factors interfering with binding analysis of fibrinogen with ferritin in horse plasma.

Book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica January March 2013

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica January March 2013 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from January-March of 2013 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Ultrasonographic examination of the forestomachs and the abomasum in ruminal drinker calves; Assay dependence of Brucella antibody prevalence in a declining Alaskan harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) population; Spread of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase producing Escherichia coli isolates in Swedish broilers mediated by an incI plasmid carrying bla CTX-M-1; An evaluation of the ability of Dichelobacter nodosus to survive in soil; Evaluation of the specificity of three enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detection of antibodies against Salmonella in bovine bulk milk; Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor as a cause of chronic cardiac insufficiency in cattle; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus containing mecC in Swedish dairy cows; Structural changes in femoral bone tissue of rats after subchronic peroral exposure to selenium; Small intestine histomorphometry of beef cattle with divergent feed efficiency; Aleutian mink disease virus in furbearing mammals in Nova Scotia, Canada; A polymorphism in the insulin-like growth factor 1 gene is associated with postpartum resumption of ovarian cyclicity in Holstein-Friesian cows under grazing conditions; Treatment of shoulder ulcers in sows - rubber mats and zinc ointment compared to chlortetracycline spray; Coxiella burnetii associated reproductive disorders in domestic animals-a critical review; Successful treatment of an intrathoracic bronchogenic cyst in a Holstein-Friesian calf; Abattoir-based study on the epidemiology of caprine tuberculosis in Ethiopia using conventional and molecular tools; Effects on boar semen quality after infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus: a case report; Morphological and acrosomal changes of canine spermatozoa during epididymal transit; Supplementation of a grape seed and grape marc meal extract decreases activities of the oxidative stress-responsive transcription factors NF-kappaB and Nrf2 in the duodenal mucosa of pigs; Clinical observations and management of a severe equine herpesvirus type 1 outbreak with abortion and encephalomyelitis; Single layer centrifugation-selected boar spermatozoa are capable of fertilization in vitro; Pharmacokinetics of a peroral single dose of two long-acting formulations and an aqueous formulation of doxycycline hyclate in horses; Genetic analysis of clinical findings at health examinations of young Swedish warmblood riding horses; Clostridium difficile in faeces from healthy dogs and dogs with diarrhea; Genes involved in carnitine synthesis and carnitine uptake are up-regulated in the liver of sows during lactation; Breed predisposition to canine gastric carcinoma - a study based on the Norwegian canine cancer register; Quantification of Mycobacterium avium subspecies in pig tissues by real-time quantitative PCR; Occurrence of congenital disorders in Swiss sheep.

Book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica April June 2014

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica April June 2014 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-15 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from April-June of 2014 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: A serological study of canine herpesvirus-1 infection in a population of breeding bitches in Norway; Short-term survival and mortality rates in a retrospective study of colic in 1588 Danish horses; Carnitine transporter OCTN2 and carnitine uptake in bovine kidney cells is regulated by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta/delta; Effects of Artemisia annua and Foeniculum vulgare on chickens highly infected with Eimeria tenella (Phylum Apicomplexa); A field evaluation of two vaccines against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in pigs; Reproductive characteristics in female Swedish moose (Alces alces), with emphasis on puberty, timing of oestrus, and mating; Hepatic emphysema associated with ultrasound-guided liver biopsy in a dog; Associations between housing and management factors and reproductive performance in 327 Norwegian sheep flocks; DNA microarray-based detection of Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever; On-farm biosecurity as perceived by professionals visiting Swedish farms; Comparison of the endocranial- and brain volumes in brachycephalic dogs, mesaticephalic dogs and Cavalier King Charles spaniels in relation to their body weight; Molecular typing of Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis isolates from food-producing animals in Japan by multilocus variable-number tandem repeat analysis: evidence of clonal dissemination and replacement; A recently introduced Dichelobacter nodosus strain caused an outbreak of footrot in Norway; Original surgical treatment of thoracolumbar subarachnoid cysts in six chondrodystrophic dogs; Impact of heparin and short term anesthesia on the quantification of cytokines in laboratory mouse plasma; Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica reviewer acknowledgement 2013; Exogenous estradiol improves shell strength in laying hens at the end of the laying period; Diagnostic evaluation and short-term outcome as indicators of long-term prognosis in horses with findings suggestive of inflammatory bowel disease treated with corticosteroids and anthelmintics; Cryptosporidiosis - an occupational risk and a disregarded disease in Estonia; A 25 years experience of group-housed sows-reproduction in animal welfare-friendly systems; Surgical treatment of equine colic - a retrospective study of 297 surgeries in Norway 2005-2011.

Book Acta veterinaria Scandinavica

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Book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Geographies of Meat

Download or read book Geographies of Meat written by Harvey Neo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the ever rising demand for meat around the world, the production of meat has changed dramatically in the past few decades. What has brought about the increasing popularity and attendant normalization of factory farms across many parts of the world? What are some of the ways to resist such broad convergences in meat production and how successful are they? This book locates the answers to these questions at the intersection between the culture, science and political economy of meat production and consumption. It details how and why techniques of production have spread across the world, albeit in a spatially uneven way. It argues that the modern meat production and consumption sphere is the outcome of a complex matrix of cultural politics, economics and technological faith. Drawing from examples across the world (including America, Europe and Asia), the tensions and repercussions of meat production and consumption are also analyzed. From a geographical perspective, food animals have been given considerably less attention compared to wild animals or pets. This book, framed conceptually by critical animal studies, governmentality and commodification, is a theoretically driven and empirically rich study that advances the study of food animals in geography as well as in the wider social sciences.

Book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica April May 2011

Download or read book Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica April May 2011 written by Applied Research Applied Research Press and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-14 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains open access research articles from April-May of 2011 published in Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica. Topics include: Evaluation of a blocking ELISA for the detection of antibodies against Lawsonia intracellularis in pig sera; Cattle brucellosis in traditional livestock husbandry practice in Southern and Eastern Ethiopia, and its zoonotic implication; Plasma creatinine in dogs: intra- and inter-laboratory variation in 10 European veterinary laboratories; Prevalence of footrot in Swedish slaughter lambs; Effect of tylosin on dogs with suspected tylosin-responsive diarrhea: a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blinded, prospective clinical trial; Changes in Selected Biochemical Indices Resulting from Various Pre-sampling Handling Techniques in Broilers; Minimising the stress of weaning of beef calves: a review; Worm control practice against gastro-intestinal parasites in Norwegian sheep and goat flocks; Prevalence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum infection and effect on lamb growth; Changes in thermal nociceptive responses in dairy cows following experimentally induced Escherichia coli mastitis; Parasites in pet reptiles; Effect of local anaesthesia and/or analgesia on pain responses induced by piglet castration.

Book Animals and Ourselves

Download or read book Animals and Ourselves written by Kathy Merlock Jackson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-09-25 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The relationship between humans and animals has always been strong, symbiotic and complicated. Animals, real and fictional, have been a mainstay in the arts and entertainment, figuring prominently in literature, film, television, social media, and live performances. Increasingly, though, people are anthropomorphizing animals, assigning them humanoid roles, tasks and identities. At the same time, humans, such as members of the furry culture or college mascots, find pleasure in adopting animal identities and characteristics. This book is the first of its kind to explore these growing phenomena across media. The contributors to this collection represent various disciplines, to include the arts, humanities, social sciences, and healthcare. Their essays demonstrate the various ways that human and animal lives are intertwined and constantly evolving.

Book Nuclear Bodies

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  • Author : Robert A. Jacobs
  • Publisher : Yale University Press
  • Release : 2022-03-29
  • ISBN : 030026528X
  • Pages : 345 pages

Download or read book Nuclear Bodies written by Robert A. Jacobs and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Cold War reconsidered as a limited nuclear war “Inexorable clarity and care for his fellow humans mark Robert Jacobs's guide to the Cold War as a limited nuclear war, whose harms disfigure any possible future.”—Norma Field, author of In the Realm of a Dying Emperor: Japan at Century’s End In the fall of 1961, President Kennedy somberly warned Americans about deadly radioactive fallout clouds extending hundreds of miles from H‑bomb detonations, yet he approved ninety‑six US nuclear weapon tests for 1962. Cold War nuclear testing, production, and disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima have exposed millions to dangerous radioactive particles; these millions are the global hibakusha. Many communities continue to be plagued with dire legacies and ongoing risks: sickness and early mortality, forced displacement, uncertainty and anxiety, dislocation from ancestors and traditional lifestyles, and contamination of food sources and ecosystems. Robert A. Jacobs re‑envisions the history of the Cold War as a slow nuclear war, fought on remote battlegrounds against populations powerless to prevent the contamination of their lands and bodies. His comprehensive account necessitates a profound rethinking of the meaning, costs, and legacies of our embrace of nuclear weapons and technologies.

Book Veterinary Epidemiology

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  • Author : Michael Thrusfield
  • Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
  • Release : 2018-02-15
  • ISBN : 1118280261
  • Pages : 888 pages

Download or read book Veterinary Epidemiology written by Michael Thrusfield and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-02-15 with total page 888 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive introduction to the role of epidemiology in veterinary medicine This fully revised and expanded edition of Veterinary Epidemiology introduces readers to the field of veterinary epidemiology. The new edition also adds new chapters on the design of observational studies, validity in epidemiological studies, systematic reviews, and statistical modelling, to deliver more advanced material. This updated edition begins by offering an historical perspective on the development of veterinary medicine. It then addresses the full scope of epidemiology, with chapters covering causality, disease occurrence, determinants, disease patterns, disease ecology, and much more. Veterinary Epidemiology, Fourth Edition: ● Features updates of all chapters to provide a current resource on the subject of veterinary epidemiology ● Presents new chapters essential to the continued advancement of the field ● Includes examples from companion animal, livestock, and avian medicine, as well as aquatic animal diseases ● Focuses on the principles and concepts of epidemiology, surveillance, and diagnostic-test validation and performance ● Includes access to a companion website providing multiple choice questions Veterinary Epidemiology is an invaluable reference for veterinary general practitioners, government veterinarians, agricultural economists, and members of other disciplines interested in animal disease. It is also essential reading for epidemiology students at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Book Business  Ethics and Peace

Download or read book Business Ethics and Peace written by and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-23 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume gathers a selection of papers presented at the International SPES Conference Business for Peace, Strategies for Hope held in Ypres in April 2014. The papers illustrate the impact of religion in peace management and present solutions and practices for corporate peace-building.

Book Plucked

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  • Author : Maryn McKenna
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2019
  • ISBN : 1426219628
  • Pages : 404 pages

Download or read book Plucked written by Maryn McKenna and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity--and human health threat--uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again. What you eat matters--for your health, for the environment, and for future generations. In this riveting investigative narrative, McKenna dives deep into the world of modern agriculture by way of chicken: from the farm where it's raised directly to your dinner table. Consumed more than any other meat in the United States, chicken is emblematic of today's mass food-processing practices and their profound influence on our lives and health. Tracing its meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, McKenna reveals the astounding role of antibiotics in industrial farming, documenting how and why "wonder drugs" revolutionized the way the world eats--and not necessarily for the better. Rich with scientific, historical, and cultural insights, this spellbinding cautionary tale shines a light on one of America's favorite foods--and shows us the way to safer, healthier eating for ourselves and our children. This book was previously published in hardcover with the title Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats.

Book Big Chicken

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  • Author : Maryn McKenna
  • Publisher : National Geographic Books
  • Release : 2017-09-12
  • ISBN : 1426217668
  • Pages : 404 pages

Download or read book Big Chicken written by Maryn McKenna and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this eye-opening exposé, acclaimed health journalist and National Geographic contributor Maryn McKenna documents how antibiotics transformed chicken from local delicacy to industrial commodity—and human health threat—uncovering the ways we can make America's favorite meat safer again. What you eat matters—for your health, for the environment, and for future generations. In this riveting investigative narrative, McKenna dives deep into the world of modern agriculture by way of chicken: from the farm where it's raised directly to your dinner table. Consumed more than any other meat in the United States, chicken is emblematic of today's mass food-processing practices and their profound influence on our lives and health. Tracing its meteoric rise from scarce treat to ubiquitous global commodity, McKenna reveals the astounding role of antibiotics in industrial farming, documenting how and why "wonder drugs" revolutionized the way the world eats—and not necessarily for the better. Rich with scientific, historical, and cultural insights, this spellbinding cautionary tale shines a light on one of America's favorite foods—and shows us the way to safer, healthier eating for ourselves and our children. In August 2019 this book will be published in paperback with the title Plucked: Chicken, Antibiotics, and How Big Business Changed the Way the World Eats.

Book Heal

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  • Author : Arlene Weintraub
  • Publisher : ECW/ORIM
  • Release : 2015-10-01
  • ISBN : 1770908005
  • Pages : 210 pages

Download or read book Heal written by Arlene Weintraub and published by ECW/ORIM. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How man’s best friend could help cure man’s greatest scourge: “An Emperor of All Maladies for dog lovers” (Dr. Sarah Boston, author of Lucky Dog: How Being a Veterinarian Saved My Life). Drawn from extensive research, on-the-ground reporting, and personal experience, this book explores the fascinating role dogs (and cats) are playing in the search of cures for cancer. Learn how veterinarians and oncologists are working together to discover new treatments—cutting-edge therapies designed to help both animals and people suffering from cancer. Heal introduces readers to the field of comparative oncology by describing several research projects aimed at finding new therapies for cancers that are similar in dogs and people, including lymphoma, osteosarcoma, breast cancer, melanoma, and gastric cancer. The author, who lost her sister to gastric cancer, also writes about the emerging science behind the remarkable ability of dogs to sniff out early stage cancer and the efforts underway to translate that talent into diagnostic devices for early detection of the disease. In the course of bringing these dogs and their human companions to life, Arlene Weintraub takes her own personal journey from grief to healing, as she shows how man’s best friend might be the key to unlocking the mysteries of cancer. “Readers will share Weintraub’s growing appreciation for the canine and feline subjects (and their owners) who are helping to advance cancer research.” —Publishers Weekly

Book Open Access

Download or read book Open Access written by Peter Suber and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2012-07-20 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise introduction to the basics of open access, describing what it is (and isn't) and showing that it is easy, fast, inexpensive, legal, and beneficial. The Internet lets us share perfect copies of our work with a worldwide audience at virtually no cost. We take advantage of this revolutionary opportunity when we make our work “open access”: digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. Open access is made possible by the Internet and copyright-holder consent, and many authors, musicians, filmmakers, and other creators who depend on royalties are understandably unwilling to give their consent. But for 350 years, scholars have written peer-reviewed journal articles for impact, not for money, and are free to consent to open access without losing revenue. In this concise introduction, Peter Suber tells us what open access is and isn't, how it benefits authors and readers of research, how we pay for it, how it avoids copyright problems, how it has moved from the periphery to the mainstream, and what its future may hold. Distilling a decade of Suber's influential writing and thinking about open access, this is the indispensable book on the subject for researchers, librarians, administrators, funders, publishers, and policy makers.