LIBER 2019 Workshop. Open Access books in academic libraries – how can we adapt workflows and cost management to an open scholarly communications landscape?

Wennström, Sofie; Ferwerda, Eelco; Manista, Frank; Siegert, Olaf

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“…Hatzipanagos and Gregson (2015) study on the role of open access and open educational resources from a distance learning perspective showed that 46% of the respondents indicated that they had plans to make open access materials available to users via mobile technologies and tablets. The result of a study by Ferwerda et al (2019) on open access books in academic libraries showed that open access books are distributed to users via a repository, through discovery serves or catalogs and shared OA initiatives or services as indicated by 82%, 81% and 60% of the respondents respectively. In a survey by Taylor and Francis (2013), it was discovered that librarians make free online information visible through the library website (63%); promote the use of Google or Google Scholar (53%); index free content in the library catalog (48%) and incorporate OARs in federated/discovery tools (42%) and by creating social media archives (8%).…”

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Challenges and opportunities of facilitating access and use of open access resources to users by librarians in federal and state universities in Nigeria

Ukwoma

Onyebinama

2021

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PurposeThe purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges and opportunities of librarians in federal and state universities in Nigeria in facilitating access to open access resources.Design/methodology/approachUsing a positivist research paradigm, descriptive survey research approach was employed in the study. Five research questions guided the study. The population of the study was 79 librarians. There was no sampling. A questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection, and the data were presented in figures and tables.FindingsThe major findings of the study were that librarians are aware of open access resources. They make the resources available/visible to users by linking them to the library website and promote the use of Google and Google Scholar searches. The librarians were of the view that free online resources are important for the research process. The major challenges they face in giving users access to these resources are lack of metrics and evidence to demonstrate the value of free content.Research limitations/implicationsThe study only assessed e-resources' librarians in the sampled universities at the time of this study. It may be necessary to assess the perception of users towards open access resources.Practical implicationsAdopting and implementing these opportunities to enhance users' access and use of the resources will improve service delivery without doubt. Though this study is not exhaustive, it has provided insight into the inherent opportunities of using open access resources.Originality/valueFor the library management and librarians, the creation of awareness on available open access resources and facilitating access to users through different strategies will not only increase access but also improve teaching, learning and research. It will also increase users' awareness on accessing other sources apart from through subscription.

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Section: Metacognitive Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Challenges and opportunities of facilitating access and use of open access resources to users by librarians in federal and state universities in Nigeria

Ukwoma

Onyebinama

2021

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LIBER 2019 Workshop. Open Access books in academic libraries – how can we adapt workflows and cost management to an open scholarly communications landscape?

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Challenges and opportunities of facilitating access and use of open access resources to users by librarians in federal and state universities in Nigeria

Challenges and opportunities of facilitating access and use of open access resources to users by librarians in federal and state universities in Nigeria

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