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This book provides an analysis of the legal and policy dimensions of open access to research, education and public sector information with a focus on Nigeria. Kunle shows how open access has evolved across the world and how such initiatives could be implemented in Nigeria and other countries in the developing world.

The author argues for a platform where Nigerians are able to freely connect to the ‘global library’, through the open access dual platforms of self-archiving and open access publishing, thereby providing access to knowledge. The importance of connecting local works to the ‘global library’ to increase visibility and impact of such works is also underscored. This book furthers our understanding of open educational resources as alternative avenues to accessing education and seeks to foster citizenry participation, good governance, accountability, democratic values and spur creativity and innovation through open governance and access to public sector information.

Providing a framework for open access in developing countries, Open Access to Knowledge in Nigeria is an important read for scholars interested in knowledge production in Africa, development of the knowledge economy and the open access and Access to Knowledge movements.

1 Introduction
1(31)
1 Introduction
1(1)
2 Background
1(1)
3 The position in Nigeria
2(2)
4 The meaning of open access
4(1)
5 BBB definition
5(2)
6 Fundamentals of open access
7(4)
6.1 An old tradition
7(1)
6.2 A new technology
7(1)
6.3 Public good
8(1)
6.4 Quality
8(1)
6.5 Delivery
8(1)
6.6 Barriers
8(1)
6.7 Focus
9(1)
6.8 Potential benefit
9(1)
6.9 Area of operation
9(1)
6.10 Exploitation
9(1)
6.11 Nexus to intellectual property rights
10(1)
6.12 Who pays the bills?
10(1)
7 Barriers to open access
11(1)
7.1 Legal
11(1)
7.2 Price
11(1)
7.3 Technical
11(1)
8 Major stakeholders
12(1)
9 Strategies to achieving open access
12(4)
9.1 Self-archiving (green road)
12(4)
10 The gold road
16(1)
11 Strategies in action
16(16)
Bibliography
26(6)
2 Theory of open access
32(29)
1 Introduction
32(1)
2 Knowledge development process
33(2)
2.1 The publishing industry
33(1)
2.2 Guerrilla
34(1)
3 Social
35(3)
3.1 Ubuntu
35(1)
3.2 Koinonia
36(1)
3.3 Sharing: a social responsibility
36(1)
3.4 Give and it shall be given unto you
37(1)
4 Economic
38(3)
4.1 Global inequality/greed
38(1)
4.2 Adam Smith (1723--1790)
39(1)
4.3 Karl Marx (1818--1883)
39(1)
4.4 Economic realities versus imperatives for free
39(1)
4.5 Open access will adversely affect traditional publishing
40(1)
4.6 Open access is not a viable publishing business model
40(1)
4.7 Rivalrous against non-rivalrous
40(1)
5 Legal
41(5)
5.1 Aaron Swartz
42(1)
5.2 Edward Snow den
42(1)
5.3 The law is an ass
43(1)
5.4 Law reforms?
44(1)
5.5 Alternative to legal reform
45(1)
6 Political
46(2)
6.1 SUPA and PIPA
47(1)
6.2 FASTR
47(1)
7 Knowledge is not an end in itself: it is a means to an end
48(1)
8 Conclusion
49(12)
Bibliography
55(6)
3 Framework for open access in Nigeria
61(1)
1 Introduction
61(1)
Part I
61(8)
2 Nigeria
61(1)
3 English Copyright Act 1911
62(1)
4 The 1970 Copyright Act
63(1)
5 The 1988 Copyright Act
63(2)
5.1 Works eligible for copyright under the act
64(1)
5.2 Conferment of copyright
64(1)
5.3 Powers of a copyright owner
64(1)
5.4 Infringement of copyright
65(1)
6 Nigerian copyright commission
65(2)
6.1 Establishment
65(1)
6.2 Strategies
65(1)
6.3 Public enlightenment
66(1)
6.4 Rights administration
66(1)
6.5 Enforcement
66(1)
7 The future of copyright in Nigeria
67(1)
7.1 TRIPS and flexibilities
67(1)
8 Open access and the future of copyright law
68(1)
8.1 Copyright and open access
68(1)
8.2 Changing the default from closed to open
68(1)
Part II
69(168)
9 The current legal, regulatory and policy frameworks for open access in Nigeria
69(2)
10 Federal Ministry of Health
71(2)
10.1 National Institute for Medical Research
72(1)
10.2 National Agency for Control of AIDS
73(1)
11 Federal Ministry of Agriculture
73(2)
12 Federal Ministry of Education
75(2)
12.1 Nigerian Educational Research Development Council
75(1)
12.2 National Universities Commission
76(1)
13 The Federal Ministry of Science and Technology
77(3)
13.1 Nigeria's Science, Technology and Innovation policy
78(2)
14 Conclusion
80(12)
Bibliography
86(6)
4 Open access journal articles
92
1 Introduction
92(1)
2 Adoption of open access policies: national, international and funding organizations
92(11)
2.1 United States
92(1)
2.2 United Kingdom
93(1)
2.3 Brazil
94(1)
2.4 Canada
95(1)
2.5 European Union
95(1)
2.6 United Nations
96(1)
2.7 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
96(1)
2.8 Funding organizations -- governmental and non-governmental
97(1)
2.9 National Institutes of Health
97(1)
2.10 European Research Council
98(1)
2.11 Research Council United Kingdom
98(1)
2.12 Australian Research Council
99(1)
2.13 Wellcome Trust
99(1)
2.14 Hates Foundation
100(1)
2.15 Ford Foundation
101(1)
2.16 William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
101(1)
2.17 Universities, publishers and libraries
102(1)
3 Publishing agreement
103(1)
4 Open access in Nigeria
104(1)
5 Scholarly publishing in Nigeria
105(2)
6 Nigeria introduced to open access
107(1)
7 Institutional repositories in Nigeria
108(1)
8 Open access journals in Nigeria
109(2)
8.1 Open access and cost implications
111
9 Opening access to developing countries
110(4)
9.1 Health Inter Network Access to Research Initiative
110(1)
9.2 International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publication
111(1)
9.3 African Journal Online
112(1)
9.4 Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture
113(1)
9.5 Online Access to Research in the Environment
113(1)
9.6 Access to Research for Development and Innovation
113(1)
9.7 Siyavula
113(1)
9.8 The African Legal Information Institute
114(1)
9.9 Social Science Research Network
114(1)
10 Open access implications to Nigeria and developing countries
114(1)
11 Likely effects (positive)
114(3)
11.1 Increased accessibility, visibility, impact and utility
114(1)
11.2 Knowledge sharing
115(1)
11.3 Access to the World's Library
115(1)
11.4 Global and local visibility
115(1)
11.5 Digitization and preservation of works/heritage
116(1)
11.6 Avoiding duplicity
116(1)
11.7 Learning without barriers
117(1)
12 Likely effects (negative)
117(2)
12.1 Consumption partners
117(1)
12.2 Cultural re-orientation/loss of cultural heritage
118(1)
12.3 Digital divide
118(1)
13 Conclusion
119
Bibliography
130
5 Open educational resources
130(9)
1 Introduction
139(1)
2 Definition of OER
140(3)
2.1 Content
141(1)
2.2 Target actors
141(1)
2.3 Platform/format
142(1)
2.4 Intellectual property
142(1)
2.5 Commercial or non-commercial
142(1)
3 Components of OER
143(3)
3.1 Open
143(2)
3.2 Educational
145(1)
3.3 Resources
146(1)
4 Rationale for OER
146(3)
4.1 Technological advancements
146(1)
4.2 Cost
147(1)
4.3 Adult education
147(1)
4.4 Growing competition between higher educational institutions
148(1)
4.5 Altruistic reasons
148(1)
4.6 A social responsibility through which the common good is served
148(1)
4.7 New business models created on the platform of the Internet
148(1)
4.8 It has been mandated by my employers
149(1)
4.9 Easy accessibility to a new licensing model allowing for development of OER
149(1)
5 The role of the law and OER
149(1)
5.1 As an enabler
149(1)
5.2 As a standard
149(1)
6 IP -- the legal framework for OER
150(1)
7 Law as an enabler and disabler
150(1)
8 Licensing
151(1)
9 Policies
151(1)
10 The impact of OER
152(3)
10.1 OER Africa
152(1)
10.2 African Virtual University
152(1)
10.3 Siyavula
153(1)
10.4 Writing commons
153(1)
10.5 OER-ization of four courses in Kenya
153(1)
10.6 National Open University of Nigeria and UNESCO
154(1)
10.7 MIT
154(1)
10.8 Obama Administration
154(1)
10.9 British Columbia
154(1)
10.10 California
155(1)
10.11 OpenStax collage
155(1)
10.12 US book project
155(1)
10.13 World Bank
155(1)
11 OER by and for developing countries
155(2)
11.1 Locate, adapt and build
156(1)
11.2 OER databases
156(1)
11.3 Be innovative -- tell your own story
156(1)
12 OER challenges
157(3)
12.1 Right clearance
157(1)
12.2 Uncertainty as to choice of open licence
158(1)
12.3 Digital divide and inability to access online available materials due to lack of infrastructural facilities and lack of ICT skills
158(1)
12.4 Universality of resources and cultural appropriateness
159(1)
12.5 Locating OER
159(1)
13 OER and MOOCs
160(1)
14 Future of OER
161(13)
Bibliography
168(6)
6 Public sector information
174(34)
1 Introduction
174(1)
2 Definition and scope of PSI
175(1)
3 Importance of enabling access to PSI
176(3)
3.1 Consumer protection
176(1)
3.2 Transparency in governance
176(1)
3.3 Promotion of democratic ideals
177(1)
3.4 Enhances public health, safely and general social welfare
177(1)
3.5 Serves essential scientific and technical research function
177(1)
3.6 Socio-political development
178(1)
3.7 Pragmatic feedback
178(1)
3.8 Sense of duty
178(1)
3.9 Accountability
178(1)
3.10 Reduced cost
178(1)
4 Global outlook on PSI
179(9)
4.1 United States
180(1)
4.2 European Union
181(1)
4.3 United Nations
182(1)
4.4 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
183(2)
4.5 United Kingdom
185(1)
4.6 New Zealand
186(1)
4.7 Australia
186(1)
4.8 Nigeria
187(1)
5 Nigeria's Freedom of Information Act Structure
188(2)
5.1 Nigeria's FOIA implementation
189(1)
5.2 National applicability of FOIA
190(1)
6 PSI and FOI
190(1)
7 PSI and intellectual property law
191(1)
8 PSI and privacy law/issues: confidentiality
191(1)
9 PSI and government business interest
191(1)
10 PSI and national interest/national security
192(1)
11 Conclusion
192(16)
Bibliography
201(7)
7 Guidelines for developing a framework for access to knowledge in Nigeria
208(24)
1 What is a framework?
208(1)
2 Why develop a framework?
208(1)
3 Key stakeholders for the framework
209(1)
4 Scope of the framework
209(1)
5 Legal framework
209(1)
6 Regulatory framework
209(1)
7 Policy framework
210(1)
8 Features of the framework
210(4)
8.1 Title of the framework
210(1)
8.2 Purpose
210(1)
8.3 Applicability and scope
210(1)
8.4 Definitions
211(1)
8.5 Commencement date
211(1)
8.6 Governing principles
211(1)
8.7 Action plan
212(1)
8.8 Licensing framework
213(1)
9 Open access framework
214(1)
10 Academic and research communities
214(1)
11 Institutional repository
215(1)
12 Framework for open educational resources
215(4)
12.1 Higher education institutions
216(1)
12.2 Academic staff
217(1)
12.3 Students
218(1)
12.4 Supervisory ministry and agencies and accreditation bodies
218(1)
13 Public sector information framework
219(1)
14 Factors to consider
219(2)
14.1 Transparency
219(1)
14.2 Participation
220(1)
14.3 Collaboration
220(1)
14.4 Accountability
220(1)
14.5 Openness
220(1)
14.6 legal conformity (use and reuse rights)
220(1)
14.7 Intellectual property protection
220(1)
14.8 Interoperability
221(1)
14.1 Cost
221(1)
15 Steps to he taken
221(1)
15.1 Publish government information online
221(1)
15.2 Provide quality information
221(1)
15.3 Create and institutionalize an open government culture
221(1)
15.4 Create awareness about PSI
222(1)
16 International treaties
222(1)
17 World Intellectual Property Organization
222(1)
17.1 World Intellectual Property Organization development agenda
222(1)
17.2 Marrakesh Treaty
222(1)
18 Access to Knowledge Treaty (A2K)
223(1)
18.1 Guidelines for adapting A2K
223(1)
19 Conclusion
224(8)
Bibliography
228(4)
8 Conclusion
232(5)
1 Introduction
232(1)
2 The frustrations are still there
232(1)
3 Chibok girls still missing
232(1)
4 Retrospect
233(1)
5 Recommendations
234(3)
Index 237
Kunle Ola is a Lecturer at Thomas More School of Law, Australian Catholic University.
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