Open Access Journals: A Gain to Academic Community

Abstract

The article highlights definition, meaning plus the advantages and disadvantages of open access. It shows the development of open access journals in the present era. It gives the brief idea of how open access is helping the user community in getting the information needed by them without much efforts. It also shows that the modern users are slowly opting open source mode for their information needs.

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Keshav R. Dhuri

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  • EP ID EP288434
  • DOI 10.24321/2395.2288.201802
  • Views 124
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Keshav R. Dhuri (2018). Open Access Journals: A Gain to Academic Community. Journal of Advanced Research in Library and Information Science, 5(1), 9-12. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-288434