Open access to scientific information: comparative study in DOAJ
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-08-2013-0070 |
| Pages | 364-374 |
| Published date | 03 June 2014 |
| Date | 03 June 2014 |
| Author | Tereza Stoyanova Trencheva,Tania Yordanova Todorova |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science,Librarianship/library management,HR in libraries |
Open access to scientific
information: comparative
study in DOAJ
Tereza Stoyanova Trencheva and Tania Yordanova Todorova
Library Management, State University of Library Studies and
Information Technologies, Sofia, Bulgaria
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to provide a comparative retrospective analysis of Bulgarian,
Turkish and Croatian Open Access (OA) journals added in Directory of Open Access journals (DOAJ)
in the period 2002-2013.
Design/methodology/approach – First of all, the study is focussed on brief review of definitions
and descriptions of the OA as a global movement. In the study were analyzed the three main OA
initiatives and was shown the difference between Golden Road and Green Road. Second of all, the
authors used the comparative approach and made a comparative study of the OA journals in Bulgaria,
Turkey and Croatia and present the evaluation results and findings.
Findings – Qualitative and quantitative data for the study are collected by the DOAJ. The data are
analyzed in terms of quantity and period, and the results are presented graphically and tabular and
finally there are made major specific conclusions and recommendations.
Originality/value – The paper shows that OA in the digital space has an important position in
scientific research. There are many discussion issues related to the problems of OA, but overallstudy
of OA to scientific information, and in particular comparative study of Bulgarian, Turkish and
Croatian journals in the DOAJ does not exist at the moment.
Keywords Open access, Turkey, Croatia, Bulgaria, DOAJ, OA journals
Paper type Research paper
1. Introduction
We livein a consta ntlychang ing environment,in a new society of knowledge, thanks to
which we can change the world increasingly rapidly. Knowledge is the basis of all
changes in human history, and if we are here today, it is thanks to the possibility that
knowledge can be transmitted in time and space.
Rapid development of new information and communication technologies in all spheres
of social and cultural life, make it necessary, information resources to be more easily
accessible to a wide range of customers at a convenient time and place (Eftimova, 2009).
The new information technologies provide more oppo rtunities for implementing
innovative techniques and methods for processing, storage an d transfer of information
resources, accessible via internet. There are more and more online resources, which are
free accessible for the end users, whic h significantly facilitates the users and
corresponds to the requirements of the knowledge society.
The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at
www.emeraldinsight.com/0143-5124.htm
Received 18 August 2013
Accepted 17 September2013
Library Management
Vol. 35 No. 4/5, 2014
pp. 364-374
rEmeraldGroup PublishingLimited
0143-5124
DOI 10.1108/LM-08-2013-0070
The comparative study is a part of research project with international participation “Copyright
Policies of libraries and other cultural institutions” (2012-2014), (financed by National Science
Fund of the Bulgarian Ministry of Education, Youth and Science, Contract No. DFNI-K01/0002-
21.11.2012). An earlier version of this paper was presented at the 16th International Symposium
on Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD), in Hong Kong, on 23-26 September 2013, http://
lib.hku.hk/etd2013/
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