Results follow up, EIFL
Implementing Open Access Policies
The project is implemented in partnership with EIFL partner consortia: Kenya Library & Information Services Consortium (KLISC), Consortium of Tanzania Universities and Research Libraries (COTUL) and Consortium of Uganda University Libraries (CUUL).
“Open access: knowledge sharing and sustainable scholarly communication in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda” educates researchers and students about changing scientific knowledge communication landscapes. The project also advocates for the adoption of Open Access policies and mandates by research funding agencies, universities and research organisations.
Advocating for the free online availability of research literature – Open Access – is a powerful solution to the barriers that researchers face trying to access and share critical research that can improve people’s lives.
In 2016, EIFL engaged with the following universities (below) and a baseline of how many had Open Access repositories was carried out. There is a significant growth in terms of knowledge and material being made available by the universities. Some universities were already using Open Access and others may also be doing so but have not actively promoted this service or taken an inventory of what material is available. Many universities in the region are in the process of developing Open Access policies which will likely create the necessary environment for the Open Access repositories to thrive.
This baseline and subsequent improvement in Open Acess publications shows us the importance of advocacy for a particular service. The research will now seek to understand the impacts of the establishment of institutional Open Access policies in East African universities through interviews, observations and focus group discussions. The table below shows the universities that have engaged with Open Access and the growth since EIFL’s advocacy drive. The list does not include the numerous universities in the region where Open Access discussions are ongoing but policies have yet to be adopted.
Progress made since 2016
This is an overview over the progress made in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
Universities
Open Access publications
Universities in Kenya
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Catholic University of Eastern Africa
Baseline Open Access publications: 254
OA publications as of August 2018: 3409
Egerton University
OA publications as of August 2018: 926
Kabarak University
OA publications as of Mars 2018: 926
Moi University
OA publications as of mARS 2018: 854
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
No baseline recorded
Meru University of Science and Technology
No baseline recorded
Kibabii University
No baseline recorded
UNEP
No baseline recorded
Kenya Institute of Management
No baseline recorded
Murang'a University of Technology
No baseline recorded
Mount Kenya University
No baseline recorded
Karatina University
No baseline recorded
Kenyatta University
No baseline recorded
Management University of Africa
No baseline recorded
Masidine Muliro University of Science and Technology
No baseline recorded
Strathmore University
No baseline recorded
Pwani University
No baseline recorded
Kenya Technical University
No baseline recorded
Tangaza College
No baseline recorded
The Academic Commons@KCA University
No baseline recorded
African Virtual University
No baseline recorded
University of Nairobi
No baseline recorded
University of Embu
No baseline recorded
Kirinyaga University College
No baseline recorded
United States International University - Africa
OA publications as of August 2018: 3 689
Maseno University
No baseline recorded
St. Paul's University
No baseline recorded
JKUAT Digital
No baseline recorded
Daystar University
No baseline recorded
South Eastern Kenya University
No baseline recorded
Maasai Mara University
No baseline recorded
Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute
No baseline recorded
Universities
Open Access publications
Universities in Tanzania
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University of Dar es Salaam
OA publications as of August 2018: 4 580
Catholic University of Health and Allied Sciences
OA publications as of December 2017: 146
State University of Zanzibar
No baseline recorded
Tanzania Commission of AIDS
No baseline recorded
Mzumbe University
No baseline recorded
Open University of Tanzania
No baseline recorded
Ifakara Health Institute
No baseline recorded
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Services (MUHAS)
No baseline recorded
Saint Augustine University of Tanzania
No baseline recorded
Sokoine University of Agriculture
No baseline recorded
Mzumbe University
No baseline recorded
Sokoine University of Agriculture
No baseline recorded
Tanzania Climate Change Information Repository
No baseline recorded
Mkulima - Ghala la Machapisho ya Kilimo
No baseline recorded
Digital Library of Tanzanian health community
No baseline recorded
Universities
Open Access publications
Universities in Uganda
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Makerere University
Baseline: 4044
Uganda Christian University
No baseline recorded
Uganda Martyrs University
OA publications as of July 2018: 212
Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture
No baseline recorded