Open access LIS periodicals and digital archives An evaluation with reference to Asian countries

• Published in: Electronic library Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 710 - 725
• Main Authors: Singh, Neena, Chikate, Anil
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bingley Emerald 01.01.2014; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Academic libraries; Asian; Authors; Communication (Thought Transfer); Communities; Community Relations; Costs; Digital; Documents; Education; Educational Technology; Exact sciences and technology; India; Information and communication sciences; Information literacy; Information science; Information science. Documentation; Initiatives; Institutional repositories; Internet; Internet access; Internet resources; Librarians; Libraries; Library and information science. General aspects; Library science; Literature Reviews; Open access; Open access publishing; Periodicals; Researchers; Sciences and techniques of general use; Teaching; Evaluation; Information science; Institutional repository; Electronic periodical; LIS e-journals; Mapping open access LIS periodicals; Librarianship; Open access LIS periodicals; Digital archive; Open access - Asia; Electronic journals; Open access
• ISSN: 0264-0473; 1758-616X
• DOI: 10.1108/EL-09-2012-0120

Reports results of a study which investigated the growth of open access (OA) journals across the world, with a focus on 27 subfields within the broad spectrum of library and information science (LIS) and with particular reference to the Asian region. Determines the geographic distribution, language of publication and growth of periodical year-wise. Contributes a detailed analysis of four OA periodicals published from India, Iran, Pakistan and Taiwan. Analyses pattern of authorship and contribution according to nature of professional work. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.