Collection development of open access resources and its
availability through websites by university libraries in
Maharashtra
Dr. Sarika SawantSHPT School of Library Science
SNDT WU
Outline
• Open access movement• Objectives• Findings• OA resources
Open access movement
• Open Access Journals (Golden Road)• Self-Archiving of E-Prints (Green Road)
Objectives
• To identify university libraries that gives links to open access material through their websites.
• To classify open access material according to the subject.
Findings
• Out of 13 universities, 8 were having links to open access resources through their websites
• Top universities wereSavitribai Phule Pune UniversityNorth Maharashtra University
OA Resources
• e-PG Pathashala• CEC digital media Library• Digital Library India• OALIB • Biodiversity Heritage Library• UC Press E-Books• CalTech
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