Limitless Information - The Challenge for Copyright : Open Access in Nigeria

Open access is a powerful solution to the barriers that researchers in developing and transition countries face. It aids the development of those countries. It may surprise many in the global north to know that scholars and researchers in Nigeria and other developing countries are unable to access most journal articles required for their research due in most part to the high cost of journal subscriptions and to copyright restrictions.Open Access is about free, immediate, unrestricted, online access to peer-reviewed literature. It is not about the total freedom of all materials, although some may wish it extends that far, but rather the focus is on peer-reviewed literature. This focus is important because peer-reviewed literature contains the products of research and form the building blocks with which further research is conducted