Present Paper defines open access (OA). Explores and identifies the various open access resources available in the field of Social Science. Explains benefits of open access. Attempts to present the important open access resources such as Social Science Research Networks, directories of open access journals, directories of open access books, open access theses and dissertations and open education consortium, social science open access repositories. Describes brief information regarding access of these resources.

Keywords: Open Access Resources; Social Sciences; Librarians; Scholarly Literature.