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040			_aOCLRC
100			_aMahmud, Abdullah- Al-
245			_aAwareness and use of open access resources in higher education and scholarly research: _bfaculties versus students perspective/ _cAbdullah- Al- Mahmud, A. K. M. Eamin Ali Akanda, Md. Nazmul Hasan et. al.
260			_c2020.
500			_aibit.ly/jYfW
520			_aPurpose- The study aims to identify, and to compare the awareness and attitude of faculties and students towards Open Access Resources. Design/methodology/approach- The study employed a mixed method research approach. A survey has been conducted among purposively selected students (52) and faculties (17) through distributing a structured questionnaire(1-5 point likert scale, and open ended).SPSS v.20 and coding method have been used for analyzing quantitative and qualitative data respectively. Findings-Both faculties and students had positive perceptions towards OARs though faculties were more knowledgeable than students in terms of understanding on major OA concepts. Digital format and free availability were considered as motivational factors for using OARs. Both respondents indicatedplagiarism and copyright violation as important vulnerabilities in using OARs. Originality/value-This paper highlights the awareness level of faculties and students towards open access resources in higher education in scholarly research. Apart from purposes, sources, preferable model, and state of publication in open access mode, the study focuses on motivational factor, vulnerabilities, and integration of open access resources in higher education and scholarly research from faculties and students perspectives which demonstrateits originality. Implication- It would generate awareness among the academics, library professionals as well as OA publishers topromote OARs for wider use.
653			_aOpen access resources (OAR),
653			_aOpen access (OA),
653			_aHigher education,
653			_aScholarly research,
653			_aOpen access publication
700			_aAkanda, A. K. M. Eamin Al
700			_aHasan, Md. Nazmul
700			_aHaque, Md. Armanul
700			_aBegum, Dilara
942			_cELEC
999			_c9392 _d9392