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Connotea: Bookmarks matching tag oa.new (50 items)

Connotea: Bookmarks matching tag oa.new (50 items)


Open Access and Scholarly Publishing: Opportunities and Challenges to Nigerian Researcher

Posted: 17 Mar 2012 06:16 AM PDT

 
Open Access and Scholarly Publishing: Opportunities and Challenges to Nigerian Researcher
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Abstract: The study examined the extent of researchers’ appreciation of open access scholarly publishing. It discussed the opportunities and the benefits of open access to scholars worldwide. Challenges of OA were discussed and solutions suggested. Four research questions were raised. The population of this study was 140 lecturers from the University of Benin, Nigeria. The study revealed that the respondents had cited open access journals articles and that the major benefit derived from using open access journals is that it provides free online access to the literature necessary for research.

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