Mapping of E-books in Science & Technology: An Analytical Study of Directory of Open Access Books

Abstract

A detailed study of e-books in Science and Technology indexed in Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB) till May 15, 2016 is presented. Open access publishers, licenses and language-wise distribution of e-books indexed in DOAB is examined. The data collected only on the subjects listed in DDC-23 under Science and Technology domain. The results depicts that there are 1052 e-books indexed in Science and Technology in DOAB. The collection includes e-books that are both made-digital and born digital. Maximum books are on health sciences and published in English only. Mostly e-books have creative commons license. Moreover, Frontier Media SA is the most active open access e-book publisher. The study shall be helpful to library and information professionals as well as open access publishers.

Open Access E-Books in Social Sciences: A Bibliometric Study of the DOAB

“…A total number of 35 books had been found in the field of Library and Information Science, in which 22 books had been published in the English language and registered under the CC licenses. Khanchandani & Kumar (2017) conducted a study on e-books in Science and Technology available in the DOAB. The results revealed that there were 1052 e-books indexed in the DOAB in Science and Technology disciplines, in which fewer books were available in pure sciences and more in applied sciences.…”