Purpose

The purpose of this study was to investigate the challenges and opportunities of librarians in federal and state universities in Nigeria in facilitating access to open access resources.

Design/methodology/approach

Using a positivist research paradigm, descriptive survey research approach was employed in the study. Five research questions guided the study. The population of the study was 79 librarians. There was no sampling. A questionnaire was used as instrument for data collection, and the data were presented in figures and tables.

Findings

The major findings of the study were that librarians are aware of open access resources. They make the resources available/visible to users by linking them to the library website and promote the use of Google and Google Scholar searches. The librarians were of the view that free online resources are important for the research process. The major challenges they face in giving users access to these resources are lack of metrics and evidence to demonstrate the value of free content.

Research limitations/implications

The study only assessed e-resources' librarians in the sampled universities at the time of this study. It may be necessary to assess the perception of users towards open access resources.

Practical implications

Adopting and implementing these opportunities to enhance users' access and use of the resources will improve service delivery without doubt. Though this study is not exhaustive, it has provided insight into the inherent opportunities of using open access resources.

Originality/value

For the library management and librarians, the creation of awareness on available open access resources and facilitating access to users through different strategies will not only increase access but also improve teaching, learning and research. It will also increase users' awareness on accessing other sources apart from through subscription.

中文翻译：

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促进尼日利亚联邦和州立大学图书馆员访问和使用开放获取资源的挑战和机遇

目的

本研究的目的是调查尼日利亚联邦和州立大学图书馆员在促进获取开放获取资源方面的挑战和机遇。

设计/方法/方法

使用实证研究范式，在研究中采用了描述性调查研究方法。五个研究问题指导了这项研究。研究对象为 79 名图书管理员。没有抽样。使用问卷作为数据收集工具，数据以图表形式呈现。

发现

该研究的主要发现是图书馆员了解开放获取资源。他们通过将资源链接到图书馆网站并促进使用 Google 和 Google Scholar 搜索，使用户可以使用/查看这些资源。图书馆员认为免费的在线资源对研究过程很重要。他们在让用户访问这些资源方面面临的主要挑战是缺乏衡量免费内容价值的指标和证据。

研究限制/影响

该研究仅评估了本研究时抽样大学中的电子资源图书馆员。可能有必要评估用户对开放访问资源的看法。

实际影响

采纳和实施这些机会来增强用户对资源的访问和使用，无疑将改善服务提供。虽然这项研究并不详尽，但它提供了对使用开放获取资源的内在机会的洞察。

原创性/价值

对于图书馆管理人员和图书馆员来说，提高对可用开放获取资源的认识并通过不同的策略促进用户访问不仅会增加访问量，还会改善教学、学习和研究。除了通过订阅，它还将提高用户访问其他资源的意识。