Paper short abstract:

This paper will adopt a mixed-method research approach and concurrent mixed method parallel design for the purpose of developing sustainable strategies for widespread adoption of open access electronic resources among the academic staff of National Institute for Nigerian Languages (NINLAN), Aba.

Paper long abstract:

Sustainability is a critical aspect to consider when implementing widespread adoption of open access electronic resources (OAERs) by academic staff in educational institutions. This has the potential to increase the accessibility and impact of scholarly information in libraries. Other benefits of OAERs include improved discoverability, increased citation rates, cost savings, and democratization of knowledge. Despite the admitted benefits of OAERs, the concept is still weighed down by series of factors which must be resolved to derive the maximum benefits arising from OAERs, hence the need for this study. The purpose of this paper is to develop sustainable strategies for widespread adoption of open access electronic resources in NINLAN. The paper will adopt a mixed method research approach and concurrent mixed method parallel design to collect data from a total of 85 academic staff of NINLAN. Questionnaire and semi-structured interview schedule will be used to collect data on sustainable strategy factors such as funding, technology infrastructure, user engagement and collaboration for enhanced use of open access electronic resources by academic staff. The quantitative and qualitative data collected will be analysed with the aid of SPSS (Version 23) and thematic analysis respectively. The results of the analysis will be interpreted within the context of the research objectives and the extant literature and recommendations will be made in the light of the major findings of this study. It is expected that the strategies to be developed and adopted will help to sustain and increase the use of open access electronic resources in NINLAN.