Enabling Interoperable Repositories at India's top Research and Academic Institutions

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Page 1. Open Access Landscaping in India : Building Institutional Repositories (IRs) Using 'DSpace' MG Sreekumar Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode mgsree@iimk.ac.in Page 2. Presentation Plan • India's Scientific Potential • Availability of Scholarly Literature • Prescriptions • OA and its missions • OA Efforts in India • IRs and its Features • IR Softwares • Features and Functionality • DSpace presence in India • DSpace Promotion in India and the Asian Region • Training Programmes • Support Organization Page 3. Higher Education Scenario in India ➢A vast country having one of the largest higher education system in the World ➢171 Universities, 19 Central Universities ➢99 Deemed Universities ➢17000+ Colleges, 2000+ Polytechnics ➢100,00,000+ (100 Lakhs) Students ➢4,57,000+ (4.57 Lakhs) Teachers ➢888,000+ educational institutions ➢World class institutions of higher learning …