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Open Access Directory

Summary

Open Access Directory is a web directory[1].

Key Facts

  • Open Access Directory's instance of is recorded as web directory[2].
  • Open Access Directory's instance of is recorded as work[3].
  • Open Access Directory's instance of is recorded as project[4].
  • Open Access Directory's instance of is recorded as MediaWiki wiki[5].
  • Open Access Directory's founder is recorded as Peter Suber[6].
  • Open Access Directory's founder is recorded as Robin P. Peek[7].
  • Open Access Directory was published by Simmons University[8].
  • Open Access Directory is owned by Simmons University[9].
  • Open Access Directory is operated by Simmons University[10].
  • Open Access Directory's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported[11].
  • Open Access Directory's country of origin is recorded as United States[12].
  • April 30, 2008 marks the founding of Open Access Directory[13].
  • Open Access Directory's official website is recorded as http://oad.simmons.edu/[14].
  • Open Access Directory's main subject is open access[15].
  • Open Access Directory's main subject is open access movement[16].
  • Open Access Directory's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q36774', 'amount': '+350'}[17].
  • Open Access Directory's short name is recorded as OAD[18].
  • Open Access Directory's number of registered users/contributors is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+467'}[19].
  • Open Access Directory's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Open access[20].
  • Open Access Directory's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[21].
  • Open Access Directory's API endpoint URL is recorded as http://oad.simmons.edu/oadwiki/api.php[22].
  • Open Access Directory's social media followers is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+1006'}[23].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include web directory[2], work[3], project[4], and MediaWiki wiki[5].

History and Context

April 30, 2008 marks the founding of Open Access Directory[13]. It is owned by Simmons University[9].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . oad.simmons.edu. oad.simmons.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . oad.simmons.edu. oad.simmons.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Open Access Directory. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-access-directory
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · Yamato Shiya · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Peter Suber, Robin P. Peek
    Instance of → web directory, work, project +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P112]]: [[Q47542617]]"
  2. 22d ago · ~2026-34485-01 · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    Imported from → —
    Short name → OAD
    Main subject → open access, open access movement
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q386724]]"
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