- By Mussa N. Chirwa and Alfred S. Sife
- Issue No. 2 (Jun. 2018), Volume No.8
Africa’s Contribution to the Global Open Access Literature
This study was conducted to determine the contribution of Africa to the global open access literature. Data were extracted from the Directory of Open Access Repository (OpenDOAR). The findings indicate that only 22 (40.74%) African countries contributed 155 OA repositories in the OpenDOAR. Most of these repositories were from South Africa (33; 21.29%), Kenya (28; […]
Read More- By Bijan Kumar Roy
- Issue No. 1 (Mar. 2018), Volume No.8
Opportunities and Barriers of Indian Open Access Repositories
Provides a brief overview of open access (OA) and highlights on growth of open access repository (OAR) movement all over the World including India. Highlights on some of the major initiatives taken by Indian government time to time in order to popularizing OARs movement throughout the country. The main objective of the study is to […]
Read More- By Manchu O and Vasudevan T M
- Issue No. 1 (Mar. 2018), Volume No.8
Awareness of Institutional Repositories and Open Access Publishing Among Researchers in University of Calicut
The paper examined institutional repositories and open access publishing awareness among the researchers in university of calicut. Questionnaire method was adopted to collect data for the study. Major findings of the study were that a large majority of researchers in university of Calicut aware of the concept of institutional repositories and open access publishing. The […]
Read More- By R. S. Vishnumaya and B. Mini Devi
- Issue No. 1 (Mar. 2018), Volume No.8
Harvester of Open Access Resources: A Study based on CSIR Institutional Repositories hosted on CSIR Central
This paper analyses CSIR institutional repositories hosted on CSIR-Central. The data regarding the number of documents, full-text availability, open access provision, document types were noted from respective institutional repositories. The analysis shows that CSIR-CGRI repository archived the maximum number of papers followed by CECRI and NCL. The repositories of CEERI, IIIM, NEIST, NPL and CLRI […]
Read More- By Sanjay Karak and Sukumar Mandal
- Issue No. 4 (Dec. 2017), Volume No.7
Library and Information Science E-Books through Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB): A Case Study
The present study is to find out the recent trends of the openly accessible e-books in the field of Library and Information Science available through Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB). The required data for the said study has been collected online for analysis from the DOAB web-pages sinceJune 2017. The study is important to […]
Read More- By Bijan Kumar Roy, Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, Subal Chandra Biswas and Rajesh Das
- Issue No. 3 (Sep. 2017), Volume No.7
Information Retrieval Features of Text Retrieval Engines: A Case Study of Lucene
The paper provides an overview of open access repositories movement in India and highlights on the features and functionalities of some popular open source text retrieval engines viz. Lucene, Solr and Zebra used by the most popular digital library software namely DSpace, NewGenLib and Koha. Paper describes the search features supported by Lucene search engine […]
Read More- By Bijan Kumar Roy, Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, Subal Chandra Biswas and Rajesh Das
- Issue No. 2 (Jun. 2017), Volume No.7
Developing Open Access Institutional Digital Repository Using Open Source Software: A Step by Step Guide
Reports the designing and development of an open access (OA) institutional digital repository (IDR) model (BURA – Burdwan University Research Archive) using DSpace software (http://www.dspace.org/). Describes various steps involved in administering DSpace like creating and maintaining Communities, Sub-communities and Collections under community/sub-community etc. Also demonstrates different steps involved in submission process and proposes incorporation of […]
Read More- By Kotti Thavamani and P. Umamagheswari
- Issue No. 1 (Mar. 2016), Volume No.6
Directory of Open Access Journals: A Scientrometric Study of Surgery Journals
This research paper examines the surgery focused journals represented in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) during 2003 – 2013. A total of 107 surgery journals were examined by journals published by country, journals by year commence publications, publications of journals by language, publication of journals by language patterns, subject headings of e-journals on […]
Read More- By Intekhab Alam
- Issue No. 4 (Dec. 2014), Volume No.4
Changing Role of Academic Librarians in Open Access Environment
Application of information and communication technology is supporting various ways of scholarly communication. The transition from print to electronic and paid resources to open access resources has a great impact on information society and resulted open access movement. This paper enumerates various declarations on open access and discusses the impact of open access on libraries particularly on the role […]
Read More- By Alfred Michael Obaje and A. Samuel Amkpa
- Issue No. 3 (Sep. 2013), Volume No.3
Open Access Institutional Repository in the University of Jos: Issues and Challenges
The focus of this study is the use of Open Access Institutional Repository (OAIR) by academic staff of the University of Jos, issues and challenges. This is of interest as OAIR is in consonant with advances in information storage, retrieval and effective service provision in academic institutions. The study is guided by four objectives and […]
Read More- By Ramesh Pandita
- Issue No. 3 (Sep. 2013), Volume No.3
Growing Trend towards Open Access Publishing at Global Level: An Analysis of Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
Technology has revolutionized every sphere of human activity and so has it taken into its savvy the publishing world. Publishers are somewhat compelled to adapt to hybrid publishing techniques, whereby they have started offering both print and electronic format of published material, especially the way people have started showing keen interest towards the electronic documents. […]
Read More- By Nwosu Obiora and E. F. Ogbomo
- Issue No. 1 (Mar. 2013), Volume No.3
Awareness of Lecturers in South-South Federal Universities in Nigeria of Institutional Repositories
Scholars have increasingly expressed dissatisfaction with the existing model of scholarly communication such as high subscription prices for journals and restricted access. These issues have contributed to the quest for alternative modes of preservation and dissemination of information such as institutional repositories (IRs). The purpose of the study is to assess the level of awareness […]
Read More- By Fahimeh Babalhavaeji and Samira Hashemi
- Issue No. 2 (Dec. 2012), Volume No.2
Review of International Librarianship Open-Access Journals Conformity with ISO Standards
This article is about the comparison of international librarianship open-access journals with ISO standards, a checklist consisting 109 informational items has been developed.108 journals published on the Directory of open access journals site have been studied. The data are as follows: ISO standards compliance in open- access journals is below 50% , standards compliance with […]
Read More- By Bijan Kumar Roy; Subal Chandra Biswas and Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay
- Issue No. 1 (Jun. 2012), Volume No.2
Open Access to scholarly information in India: Trends and Developments
Purpose – Focuses on the Open Access initiatives and describes some of the current open access channels and the areas where India has made significant progress. Also discusses the significance of those trends for information access in developing countries like India including problems and possible solutions. Design/methodology/approach – Analyzes and discusses several successful OA channels […]
Read More- By Shibu K M
- Issue No. 1 (Jun. 2011), Volume No.1
Changing the Archetype of Information Dissemination Using Open Source Digital Library Technology
The world of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) is changing rapidly. New technologies and new opportunities come and go at an ever-increasing speed. The Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) movement is one such development that is drawing great attention among libraries and library professionals. It offers many opportunities for government organizations, private sector, and […]
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