期刊名称：Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology
印刷版ISSN：2457-1024
出版年度：2022
卷号：41
期号：31
页码：42-50
DOI：10.9734/cjast/2022/v41i3131812
语种：English
出版社：Sciencedomain International
摘要：This paper discussed open access (OA) as an academic journal that is accessible online to readers without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet. The paper has also identified that in recent times where libraries are struggling to get e-resources to support teaching, learning, and research, harvesting the institutions’ artifacts and research work has become the ‘saviour’ that Technical Universities in Ghana must embrace. In addition, the paper discusses the benefits of institutional repositories, as well as the challenges institutions such as Technical Universities face in the use of these resources in Ghana. The paper further suggests some steps academic libraries in Ghana could adopt in building effective institutional repositories.
