Open access research trends in the education sector: A literature review

Open Access Research Trends in Higher Education: A Literature Review

“…This study looks at the current interests of researchers in the OA field in the HEIs sector. As mentioned before, although we had recently studied this subject [1], updating it, showed new trends in OA research in education. We had previously found that researchers were focusing their work mainly on the repositories, journals, tools, and perceptions of the use of OA resources.…”

“…For that reason, we are interested in analyzing current trends in research in the OA field. Although we had recently studied this subject [1], the dynamics of the field has led us to further explore if new trends in OA research in HEIs have emerged.…”

“…Additionally, they considered the national standards for OA Metadata proposed by RCUK (Research Councils UK), REF (Research Excellence Framework), the EU, the CASRAI (Consortia Advancing Standards in Research Administration Information) UK Open Access Working Group, as well as internal requirements. 1…”

“…At present, scientific knowledge is considered a public good. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have not only facilitated its access, transfer, exchange, and reuse [1], but they have also generated new scenarios of control for the academic community over its production [2] in contrast to the monopoly of commercial publishers. From this point of view, open access (OA) is a mechanism and, at the same time, an international movement, whose purpose is that "any person, with an Internet connection, can freely access without economic, technical or legal restrictions to scientific, academic and cultural information" [3].…”