The document discusses the role of librarians in an open access world. It begins with an introduction to open access and outlines why open access is important for sustaining research, accelerating research, and recognizing researchers. It then describes the different types or "flavors" of open access, including gold and green open access. It discusses open access business models and rights issues. The bulk of the document consists of perspectives from Charles Eckman, a university librarian, and Michael S. Mott, a researcher, on their views of open access and the roles of librarians in supporting open access through institutional repositories, publishing, and other services. It concludes with perspectives from a scholarly publisher on the impacts of open access.