Open Access Initiatives and Their Challenges from a Global Library Perspective
Author(s): Dipanwita Mandal
Abstract Open access (OA) refers to the unrestricted online availability of scholarly research, enabling users worldwide to read, share, and utilize information freely. This review evaluates the progress and challenges of OA initiatives in libraries globally, with a particular focus on India, using data available up to 2024. The evolution of OA began with the internet’s expansion in the 1990s and gained major momentum with the 2002 Budapest Open Access Initiative. The two principal models—green OA (self-archiving) and gold OA (open access journals)—continue to shape accessibility. Globally, libraries have played a central role in advancing OA....
Keywords - Open Access, Library Initiatives, Global Challenges, Indian Perspectives, Digital Repositories.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.11.1.2025.1863
Cite This Article As: Mandal, D. (2025) Open Access Initiatives and Their Challenges from a Global Library Perspective. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 11(1) 451-459. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1863 Page: 451-459 Publication Date: 28 March 2025