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Issues And Challenges In The Development Of Open Access Publishing And Scholarly Communications In Nigeria, Ifeoma Ann Oluwasemilore

American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Conference

The paper notes that advances in technology have resulted in the emergence of open access publishing and scholarly communication. Open access publishing typically provides an internet based digital platform for the publication of research output with unrestricted access to the public while scholarly publication networks encompass inter linked information access to database by educational institutions. The growth of open access publishing and scholarly communication has been very remarkable in many developed countries. However, academic and research institutions in many developing countries like Nigeria are still battling to overcome many challenges in an attempt to make their research outputs openly accessible. …

Graduate Students And Their Publishing Future, Yacouba Moumouni

American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Conference

• What is OA?
• The need (Desire) to publish
• OA
• Behind a subscription
• Advantages of OA
• Disadvantages of OA
• Conclusion
• References

American Association For The Advancement Of Science Pacific Division Conference: Panel Presentation Questions, J. Cory Tucker

American Association for the Advancement of Science Pacific Conference

Questions asked of the panel regarding scholarly communication, open access publishing, copyright and intellectual property.