This Conference Paper was presented at - In S. Sawant, V. Rane & V. Subramanian (Eds.), National Conference on Open Access to Scholarly Information: Research & Academic Communities Role in Building a Sustainable Knowledge Society, September 20-21, 2024, by Dr. BMN College of Home Science, SHPT School of Library Science & BharatRatna Maharshi Karve Knowledge Resource Centre, SNDT Women’s University (pp. 63-72). Mumbai.

Abstract:

Open access is a publishing model which refers to the practice of making research articles, datasets, and other scholarly materials freely available to anyone, anywhere in the world, without the need for a subscription or other barriers, that makes research information available to readers at no cost, without licensing or copyright restrictions. Articles are freely available to both subscribers and the wider public with permitted reuse. Visibility and free access to the scholarly literature overcomes the barriers of paywall and issues faced by the researchers in developing countries. This paper provides useful insights on the issue of the open access in low middle income countries and accessibility of information. It presents a case of a non-profit research organisation's which has made several efforts to make their research available on the public domain to bridge the gap between academic research and its social relevance at ground level activities.

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