An analysis of brazilian open access repositories

The present study attempts to highlight the contribution of Brazil in Open Access Repositories. This paper investigates the current status of Open Access Repositories (OARs) of Brazil and delineates some key aspects like number of OARs, types of OARs, language used, contents, subjects and software used in OARs of Brazil. To fulfil the specified objectives, the Open Access Repositories in Brazil were identified by selecting the database of Directory of Open Access Repositories (OpenDOAR) and the data was later presented in tabular forms and analysed using quantitative techniques to reveal findings in accordance with desired objectives.