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Open Access Initiatives and Institutional Repositories: An Overview

Open Access Initiatives and Institutional Repositories: An Overview

Naseehath S.
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 21
ISBN13: 9781466681781|ISBN10: 1466681780|EISBN13: 9781466681798
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8178-1.ch013
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S., Naseehath. "Open Access Initiatives and Institutional Repositories: An Overview." Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries, edited by S. Thanuskodi, IGI Global, 2015, pp. 208-228. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8178-1.ch013

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S., N. (2015). Open Access Initiatives and Institutional Repositories: An Overview. In S. Thanuskodi (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries (pp. 208-228). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8178-1.ch013

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S., Naseehath. "Open Access Initiatives and Institutional Repositories: An Overview." In Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries, edited by S. Thanuskodi, 208-228. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2015. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-8178-1.ch013

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Abstract

This chapter gives an over view of Open access initiatives and institutional repositories. It emphasizes the emergence and development of open access initiatives from various international declarations up to its present stage. Definitions, types, characteristic features and impact of open access on various sectors are discussed. Open access initiatives in India are briefly included. DOAJ and other global organizations are taken in to discussion with their recent events. Objectives of Institutional repositories are given with an emphasis on institutional repositories in India. It throws light on DOAR and ROAR. Types of institutional repositories and softwares used to create them are also discussed. Earlier and latest institutional repositories in India are listed in tables. Major Indian institutional repositories with their software used are also in the table form. Role of librarians and libraries on open access and institutional repositories are also included followed by a conclusion for the whole chapter.

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