*Librarian, VES College of Arts Science and Commerce. E-mail: meghana.sanjeeva@ves.ac.in
**Retired University Librarian, SNDT Womens University, Mumbai. E-mail: spowdwal@gmail.com
Online published on 29 December, 2017.
This paper discusses the steps taken by librarians to implement OA in their respective institute libraries in Mumbai. It also identifies the advocacy role that librarians have taken up. It traces the development of OA and touching upon the international and Indian efforts of applying OA in scholarly communication. Charts the further path that librarians can take to support researchers in their scholarly endeavours.
Open Access, Scholarly communication, current models of Scholarly communication, Open Access publishing, Role of Librarians in Open Access
