Open Access And Institutional Repositories

The open access movement has transformed scholarly communication by promoting free and equitable access to academic knowledge. Institutional repositories play a vital role in making research outputs widely available and preserving academic heritage. Open Access and Institutional Repositories examines the policies, technologies, and management strategies that support open access publishing. The book discusses repository design, copyright issues, and metadata standards for research dissemination. It also explores funding models and global initiatives promoting open scholarship. Through case studies and policy analysis, it provides librarians, researchers, and administrators with the tools to implement sustainable and impactful open access systems.

Dr. Manoj Kumar Dwivedi obtained his Ph. D. (Library & Information Science) from Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University Allahabad in 2013. He is working as cataloguer since 6th August 2001 in Central Library D. D. U Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur. He has teaching experience as UG and PG Level Teaching from 2002 in Department of Library and Information Science Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur; UG and PG Level Counseling from 2002 in Rajarshi Tondon Open University, (Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur, Center). He has also worked as a Data capturing worker in Central Library, B.H.U., Varanasi under INFLIBNET Project funded by UGC from 12th December 2000 to 4th August 2001. He has written several research articles in national and international journals and published books with Society Publishing. He has attended several Workshop/ Seminar at different places.