Awareness and Utilization of Open Access Resources in Higher Education: A Literature Review
Author(s): Diksha, B. S. Bhatia & Dr. Rupesh Gaur
Abstract: The growth of Open Access (OA) has brought significant changes in the way scholarly information is accessed, disseminated, and used in higher education. Open Access resources, including OA journals, institutional repositories, research articles, theses, preprints, and other scholarly materials, provide users with opportunities to obtain academic information without traditional subscription barriers. This paper provides a review of the literature on awareness and utilization of Open Access resources in higher education.
Keywords - Open Access, Open Access Resources, Higher Education, Awareness, Utilization, Institutional Repositories, Scholarly Communication, Open Science.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.12.3.2026.2172
Cite This Article As:. Diksha, Bhatia, B.S. & Gaur, R. (2026) Awareness and Utilization of Open Access Resources in Higher Education: A Literature Review. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 12(3) 355-365 www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-2172 Page: 355-365 Publication Date: 29 September 2026