Open Access Through Repository : Scenario In University Libraries Of North East India
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2018-11
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to highlight the prevailing scenario of open access through
institutional repository by the university libraries of North East India and to explore the place of
institutional repositories in providing open access. The methodology adopted for the study
include:personal visit to the libraries concerned, interviewing with the working LIS professionals
and using a semi- structured questionnaire as tool for the data collection. Taking into account20
universities of the region, the study mainly emphasised upon the strategies of the universities towards
building such repositories and making available the data resources to enhance accessibility
in the open environment.As the major findings of the study show, many of the university libraries in
the region are found to initiate strategies to build IRs using DSpace though they face dearth of
skilled professionals and keeping archiving policy optional, while ETD and institutional publications
are making available in the IRs. The study also suggests that universities in North East India
should come forward to support OA movement.
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11th Convention PLANNER 2018, Tripura University, Agartala, Tripura, November 15-17, 2018
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Open Access, Institutional Repository, University Libraries, North East India.