Open Access and the new Era of Information Flow
Open Access and the new Era of Information Flow
Author(s): D. Stan, C. M. ChişSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Editura Universitatii Transilvania din Brasov
Keywords: open access; scientific information; information literacy; institutional repositories; electronic journals
Summary/Abstract: In the new information era, a new phenomenon grows more and more: Open Access. The paper presents various advantages of the new way of online access to literature, from researches, studies, articles, to books and entire journal collections, through institutional repositories, DOAJ etc. Local projects for open access are presented in Romania. Regarding this concept, the paper also presents comparative situations in Romania, as well as other countries. Positive correlations between open access and citations are enlisted. Some advantages are also briefly presented for libraries.
Journal: Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov, Series VII: Social Sciences and Law
- Issue Year: 2013
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 315-322
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
