- Provide information about OA
- Advise on OA publishing
- Advise on the copyright aspects of OA publishing
- Recommend OA journals in the field
- Check the quality and validity of an OA journal or conference (to avoid predatory publishing)
- To find out the attitude towards OA of the publisher I want to publish with
- Advise on options for depositing a copy of the article in an institutional repository (CTU Digital Library)
- Arrange for the article to be deposited in the CTU Digital Library