Open Access which is free and unrestricted access to research outputs for anyone, anywhere has emerged to be a sine-qua-non for meeting information needs in the present era. A comprehensive and coherent approach to the concept of open access, its foundation and prevailing status has been accentuated in this book. It establishes open access as an effective instrument towards dissemination of information in the digital age. Besides a companion to researchers, scholars and students from LIS as well as ranging across disciplines, this book is an important read which anticipates answering queries relevant to open access publishing and implementation process through evidence based instances. Contents Foreword Preface List of Contributors PART 1 : OPEN ACCESS : AN OVERVIEW 1 Open Access : Ushering in New Dimension to Information Services Dr. Ashis Biswas Dr. Khushpreet Singh Brar Dr. Jyoti Bhabal 2 Leveraging the Open Access Over Traditional Journals: Making Open Choice Dr. Sudip Ranjan Hatua PART 2 : MEASURING QUALITY OF OPEN ACCESS SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION 3 Improving Research Impact with Publications in Open Access Journals Dr. Soumitra Sarkar Dr. Tanmay De Sarkar 4 How Green is My Valley? Measuring Open Access Friendliness of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) through Data Carpentry Dr. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay 5 A Qualitative Analysis of Open Access Scholarly Publishing in Asian Countries Dr. P.K Suresh Kumar 6 Applications of Machine Learning Techniques to Predict the Trend of Quality of Open Access Journals in DOAJ : An Experimental Study Dr. Swarnali Chatterjee Dr. Rajesh Das PART 3 : OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING MODELS AND MARKET 7 Open Access Publishing Models: A Conceptual Approach Maya Deori Dr. Manoj Kumar Verma 8 Impact of Open Access Journals in Publishing Market: A Study Dr. Avijit Chakrabarti Dr. Biplab Chakrabarti PART 4 : OPEN ACCESS INITIATIVES 9 Initiatives and Implementation of Open Access by DST and DBT Government Organizations in India Dr. D. D. LAL 10 A Comparative Analysis of Open Government Data Initiatives in SAARC Countries Dr. Ashis Biswas PART 5 : OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING SYSTEM AND TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS 11 Trends of Open Access Publishing in India Dr. Swapna Banerjee Gulam Jilani 12 Open Peer Review Promoting Transparency and Integrity in Scholarly OA Publishing: A Review Monali Mitra Paladhi Prabir Kumar Das 13 AMBRA: An Open Source Platform for Publishing Scholarly Articles Abhijith.B Dr. K.G. Sudhier PART 6 : COPYRIGHT ISSUES OF OPEN ACCESS 14 Research Visibility in Scopus Indexed Journals of LIS and their Copyright Policies : An Empirical Study Dr. Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu PART 7 : INFORMATION LITERACY THROUGH OPEN ACCESS AND ROLE OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CENTRES 15 Information Literacy for Rural Communities vis-a-vis Open Access to Information: Designing a Panchayat–based e-Governance Model for Rural Bengal Mayuri Das Biswas 16 From Universe of Knowledge to Universal Knowledge: A Linked Open Data Approach for Library and Information Centres Dr. Susmita Chakraborty Rajarshi Das 17 Role of LIS Professionals in Promoting the Usage of Open Access: A Case Study M. Lokendro Singh Index About the Author Ashis Biswas, (orcid.org/0000-0002-6120-9073) MLIS, M.Phil., Ph.D. is currently working as Librarian, Victoria Institution (College), Kolkata and is also associated with IGNOU as an Academic Counsellor since 2007. He is the Joint Editor of ‘College Libraries (WBCLA)’ (a UGC Care listed journal) and Joint Secretary of West Bengal College Librarians’ Association (WBCLA). He is a life member of BLA, IASLIC and Indian Science Congress Association. He has authored a book and several book chapters and research papers in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings and delivered five invited lectures as resource person in national level webinars. His areas of interest are in Open Access, Green Library, Community Information Service, Management of Library and Information Centres and LIS Education. Mayuri Das Biswas, MA, MLIS, M.Phil. is currently Head Librarian, J.D. Birla Institute, Kolkata and has more than 15 years of professional experience in various academic institutions. She has also served IGNOU as Academic Counsellor. She has a number of publications including book chapter, articles in peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings to her credit. Presently, she is pursuing Ph.D. from University of Calcutta. She is also a member, Serial Division, IASLIC. Her research areas of interest include Open Access, Research Data Management, Library & Information Management and Services.