Vol. 59 No. 3 (2021): Library Herald
Articles

The Growth of Open Access Literature: A Case Study of the OpenDOAR

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  • Shehbaz Husain Naqvi

Published 2021-09-30

Keywords

  • Open Access,
  • OpenDOAR

How to Cite

The Growth of Open Access Literature: A Case Study of the OpenDOAR. (2021). LIBRARY HERALD, 59(3), P. 75-85. http://15.207.110.181/index.php/LH/article/view/37

Abstract

The present study is conducted to analyze the growth of open access literature as seen by the growth of repositories in the OpenDOAR. The results revealed that the growth of repositories in the OpenDOAR has shown a steady increase from only 78 in 2005 to 5660 in May 2021. The major contribution is from the USA. The repositories in the English language rank 1 in terms of their languages. The majority are developed by using DSpace software. The subject analysis also shows that the OpenDOAR is multidisciplinary, having subject representation from almost all subject areas. The types of documents available in it reveal that Journal articles occupy top rank.

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