This document discusses the benefits of open access for researchers, institutions, and publishers. It explains that open access increases the visibility, usage, and impact of research by providing free online access. It benefits researchers by distributing their work more widely and allowing more people to access and build upon their findings. Institutions also benefit from the increased visibility of their research and ability to track outputs. Open access repositories help achieve open access goals and provide benefits like preserving research, generating reports, and raising universities' research profiles. The document encourages authors to provide open access to maximize the return on investment of public funding in research.