Understanding Open Access for Africa

Ola, Kunle

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“…Nwagwu and Ahmed (2009) point out that information leads to knowledge, and knowledge is a prerequisite for development. Corroborating this assertion is Ola's (2014) contribution, which argues that knowledge is fundamental to the development of a knowledge society, and the currency for this development is access to information and the capacity to use, reuse, and share it-the core principles of the open access (OA) movement. The movement recognizes that knowledge is an extremely powerful change agent; hence, a lack of access to knowledge in the current knowledge-based world economy effectively relegates a country and a continent to the status of a net consumer of knowledge.…”

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Promoting Open Scholarship in Africa: Benefits and Best Library Practices

Raju¹,

Adam²,

Powell³

2015

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Knowledge, as a prerequisite for development, is contingent on information. The main value of information is in its ability to be used, reused, and shared. Open access (OA) allows for the easy dissemination and preservation of information by providing all scholarly communication and knowledge at no cost to the end user. In the rapidly expanding, global knowledge-based economy, Africa's steady progress from the peripheral to the epicenter of knowledge production is not to be ignored, not least because of its reliance on OA. Such access environments and institutional repositories throughout the continent are playing significant roles in maximizing the impact of research output. This paper reveals that OA content is more citable, not simply because of the quality of the output, but instead of the advantage that OA brings in maximizing accessibility and increased citation. It goes on to show that OA will enhance the research community's existing system for evaluating and rewarding research productivity. Ultimately, OA has the ability to elevate (South) Africa, its universities and institutions, to the status of knowledge producers rather than mere knowledge consumers.

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Promoting Open Scholarship in Africa: Benefits and Best Library Practices

Raju¹,

Adam²,

Powell³

2015

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Adoption of Open Access Publishing by Academic Researchers in Kenya

Chilimo¹,

Adem²,

Otieno³

et al. 2017

Journal of Scholarly Publishing

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This study investigates Kenyan scholars' adoption of open access (OA). The authors used a questionnaire to collect data from academic researchers at selected Kenyan public universities. The findings of this study indicate that while Kenyan researchers have embraced the concept of OA, challenges such as a lack of mechanisms to guide academic researchers on where to publish, a dearth of funding mechanisms to cover article processing charges, and a lack of accreditation mechanisms for regional and national journals are exposing Kenyan academic researchers to unscrupulous journal publishers and predatory publishing outlets. OA advocates in Kenyan universities need to devise innovative ways of raising awareness about OA, and these universities should provide the environment, infrastructure, and capacity building needed to support OA.

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Understanding Open Access for Africa

Cited by 2 publications

References 15 publications

Promoting Open Scholarship in Africa: Benefits and Best Library Practices

Promoting Open Scholarship in Africa: Benefits and Best Library Practices

Adoption of Open Access Publishing by Academic Researchers in Kenya

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