RT Journal Article T1 The encouragement of the open access movement: an essential realm for health information professionals in the 21st century A1 Toro Sánchez-Blanco, Pilar A1 Juan-Quilis, Veronica K1 Librarians K1 Professional competence K1 Access to information K1 Library technical services K1 Libraries, digital AB According to the Bethesda Statement on Open Access Policy for libraries and the recommendations of the BOAI10,libraries and librarians have an important role to fulfil in the encouragement of open access. Taking into account theCompetencies for Information Professionals of the 21st Century, elaborated by the Special Libraries Association, andthe Librarians’ Competencies Profile for Scholarly Publishing and Open Access, we shall identify the competencies andnew areas of knowledge and expertise that have been involved in the process of the development and upkeep of ourinstitutional repository (Repositorio SSPA). PB European Association for Health Information and Libraries SN 1841-0715 YR 2014 FD 2014-12-13 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1780 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1780 LA es NO Toro-Sanchez-Blanco P, Juan-Quilis V. The encouragement of the open access movement: an essential realm for health information professionals in the 21st century. Journal of the European Association for Health Information and Libraries, 2014;10(4):6-9 DS RISalud RD May 31, 2025