Availability of Academic Resources Presents Opportunities and Challenges

Abstract

Availability and accessibility of academic resource materials has evolved over time, from textbooks to currently being available online. Tuition or teaching has followed the same trend from classroom-based to online as well. This is in addition to not only the academic resources being provided by various entities but in different formats as well. These phenomena present challenges and opportunities. Cloud computing and Information Communication Technology (ICT) has contributed to this phenomenon. Availability and accessibility of academic resources by various entities and in varying formats has resulted in communication dynamics. This paper aims to review the dynamics due to availability and accessibility of academic resources and concludes that the opportunities presented far outweigh the challenges. Institutions and individuals should therefore leverage their operations on availability and accessibility of academic resources to offer a better service to their clients.