OAI in University Libraries: Its Dynamics in India's Northeast

Rajkumari Sofia Devi, Ch. Ibohal Singh

Source Title: Handbook of Research on the Global View of Open Access and Scholarly Communications

ISBN13: 9781799898054|ISBN10: 1799898059|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799898061|EISBN13: 9781799898078

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9805-4.ch003

MLA

Sofia Devi, Rajkumari, and Ch. Ibohal Singh. "OAI in University Libraries: Its Dynamics in India's Northeast." Handbook of Research on the Global View of Open Access and Scholarly Communications, edited by Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, IGI Global, 2022, pp. 44-64. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9805-4.ch003

APA

Sofia Devi, R. & Ibohal Singh, C. (2022). OAI in University Libraries: Its Dynamics in India's Northeast. In D. Alemneh (Ed.), Handbook of Research on the Global View of Open Access and Scholarly Communications (pp. 44-64). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9805-4.ch003

Chicago

Sofia Devi, Rajkumari, and Ch. Ibohal Singh. "OAI in University Libraries: Its Dynamics in India's Northeast." In Handbook of Research on the Global View of Open Access and Scholarly Communications, edited by Daniel Gelaw Alemneh, 44-64. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9805-4.ch003

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Abstract

Open access initiatives (OAI) have gained momentum and have been accepted by the academic communities of the world. The role of libraries in promoting open access culture in universities is much more crucial in many ways. In the present study, the university library system in Northeast India has been assessed about the OAI taken up by them. The same has enabled the authors to ascertain many clues of the university systems, services, facilities, establishment of institutional repositories, supporting open access publications, conducting advocacy programs, and many others as a sign of engagement in this movement. The findings of the study have shown that almost 90% of the university libraries of the region have supported the open access movement and some of the universities have also started to establish digital institutional repositories using DSpace software.