[GOAL] Shodhganaga is Truly Open Access???

[gutam2000 at hotmail.com]

Dear All


I know it's a basic question and might have been discussed and answered earlier.


But I want to raise it again. As I am still confused and could not get the right and convincing answer.


It's about Shoshana http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/, the largest ETD repository of India. 


The description of the site says it's "Open Access". By Open Access what it means? It's truly Open Access?? Libre Open Access?? The Peter Suber's definition says "free of most of Copyright restrictions" 


But the Shodhganaga website at the bottom it's written as "All Rights Reserved". What we should understand??


Does any website if it says it's Open Access, should it use any of the CC license?? And should not use All Rights Reserved???


The UGC had adopted a policy only for ETDs. It's enough? Or should we impress them to adopt Open Access Policy in which it asks all the recognized Universities to adopt Open Access Policy and establish University Open Access Repositories??


Thank you


Sridhar 


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