​​IFLA Journal

IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries.

The Journal publishes research, case studies and essays that reflect the broad spectrum of the profession internationally.

Volume 42, No.1 (March 2016)

Contents:

Editorial

Access to knowledge at the heart of the profession and a key to sustainable development 3
Steve W. Witt

Articles

Sharing the data: The information policies of NOAA and EUMETSAT 5
Freya R. Yost

Open access repositories in India: Characteristics and future potential 16
Prerna Singh

Open access and the Caribbean academic: An exploratory investigation of the adoption of this medium for publishing among science faculty of The University of the West Indies 25
Ingrid Iton and Ardon Iton

Faculty members’ perceptions and use of open access journals: Bangladesh perspective 36
Nafiz Zaman Shuva and Radia Taisir

Effective information service delivery to rural dwellers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Whose job? 49
Chimezie P. Uzuegbu

Kuwait’s higher education libraries: A descriptive analysis 59
Asma J. Al-Kanan

Abstracts 66

 

IFLA Journal is an international journal publishing peer reviewed articles on library and information services and the social, political and economic issues that impact access to information through libraries. The Journal publishes research, case studies and essays that reflect the broad spectrum of the profession internationally.

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