Open Trends in Bangladesh for Providing Information Services: Opportunities and Challenges Hasinul Elahi Md.1,*, Begum Dilara2,** 1Lecturer, Department of Information Studies and Library Management, East West University, A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue, Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh 2Associate Professor and Chairperson, Department of Information Studies and Library Management, East West University, A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue, Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh *Email id: elahi.islm@gmail.com
**dilara.lab@gmail.com
Abstract Open trends help in facilitating free and open access to the information sources that are required by the researchers, scholars and other information seekers. The aim of the present study is to analyse the open trends that prevail in Bangladesh for providing information services. This paper is primarily based on literature review and the authors’ own viewpoints. Primarily, a substantial amount of literature has been reviewed in preparation of the study plan. The data have been gathered from Directory of Open Access Journals, BanglaJOL, Directory of Open Access Repository, Bangladesh Open Data Portal and intensively examining the institutional repository websites of Bangladesh. The necessary data about the study area were collected manually and transferred to a Microsoft Excel file for tabulation. The present study is limited within four aspects of open trend in Bangladesh for providing information services. This can be broadened further in future with other dimensions and perspectives. Top Keywords Open trend, Open access journal, Open access repositories, Open-source software, Open data, Open initiatives, Information services. Top |