This 61-page report looks closely at academic library activity to support open access. The study gives highly precise data on librarian perceptions of faculty support for open access, and for library activities in peer review, open access publishing and other ventures and activity to support open access, including the payment of author fees and development of institutional digital repositories. The study helps its readers to answer questions such as: What percentage of libraries are active in helping to develop peer-review networks? How much do libraries spend on author fees? How many themselves publish open access journals? What percentage of faculty routinely deposit their scholarly articles in the institutional digital repository? How effective have librarians been in promoting the repository to faculty? How do librarians evaluate the current effectiveness of future probably impact of open access? How do librarians view the level of support that they are getting from university management on open access issues? How many staff positions are largely devoted to various specified open access activities?
Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:
- Public colleges were significantly more likely than private ones to report support from university or college administration for open access initiatives.
- 25% of respondents from research universities reported more than just modest progress over the past two years in convincing faculty to deposit their research articles into institutional digital repositories.
- 13.64% of the MA/PHD level colleges and universities in the sample published their own open access journals.
- Nearly 24% of respondents from institutions with an enrolment of greater than 10,000 FTE were active in developing peer-review networks for open access publications.
- Data in the report is broken out by size and type of institution, by tuition level, for public and private institutions and by other useful variables.
Data in the report is broken out by size and type of institution, by tuition level, for public and private institutions and by other useful variables.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. PARTICIPANTS LIST
- Characteristics of the Sample
3. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Level of faculty knowledge about open access issues
- Percentage of faculty routinely depositing scholarly publications with the institution’s repository
- Library’s progress, over the past two years, in convincing faculty to deposit articles with the institution’s repository
- View of open access movement’s impact on the cost of scholarly materials
- Views on university management over open access
- University management support for open access
- Library staff positions devoted to various issues
- Staff positions devoted to developing/ disseminating/ advising use of open access educational material
- Staff positions devoted to developing/ disseminating/ advising use of repositories, open access publications, and other alternatives
- Amount paid by the library in the past year for publication or author fees
- The Library as Academic Publisher
- Peer-reviewed journal production by the library
- Provision of editorial, research, administrative, or other support to open access publications
- Collaborations with university presses, other schools, or professional associations
- Assistance in the formation or maintenance of peer-reviewed networks
- Participation in arrangements in digital repositories to foster findability and ease of use
List of Tables
Table 1.1 About how well versed are faculty at your college or university about open access issues regarding academic journals?
Table 1.2 About how well versed are faculty at your college or university about open access issues regarding academic journals? Broken out by age range
Table 1.3 About how well versed are faculty at your college or university about open access issues regarding academic journals? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 1.4 About how well versed are faculty at your college or university about open access issues regarding academic journals? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.5 About how well versed are faculty at your college or university about open access issues regarding academic journals? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.6 About how well versed are faculty at your college or university about open access issues regarding academic journals? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.1 About what percentage of your faculty routinely deposit their scholarly publications with your institution's repository? (skip this question if your college of university does not have an institutional digital repository)
Table 2.2 About what percentage of your faculty routinely deposit their scholarly publications with your institution's repository? (skip this question if your college of university does not have an institutional digital repository) Broken out by age range
Table 2.3 About what percentage of your faculty routinely deposit their scholarly publications with your institution's repository? (skip this question if your college of university does not have an institutional digital repository) Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 2.4 About what percentage of your faculty routinely deposit their scholarly publications with your institution's repository? (skip this question if your college of university does not have an institutional digital repository) Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.5 About what percentage of your faculty routinely deposit their scholarly publications with your institution's repository? (skip this question if your college of university does not have an institutional digital repository) Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.6 About what percentage of your faculty routinely deposit their scholarly publications with your institution's repository? (skip this question if your college of university does not have an institutional digital repository) Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.1 Over the past two years how much progress would you say that your library has made in convincing faculty to deposit articles with the institutional digital repository?
Table 3.2 Over the past two years how much progress would you say that your library has made in convincing faculty to deposit articles with the institutional digital repository? Broken out by age range
Table 3.3 Over the past two years how much progress would you say that your library has made in convincing faculty to deposit articles with the institutional digital repository? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 3.4 Over the past two years how much progress would you say that your library has made in convincing faculty to deposit articles with the institutional digital repository? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.5 Over the past two years how much progress would you say that your library has made in convincing faculty to deposit articles with the institutional digital repository? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.6 Over the past two years how much progress would you say that your library has made in convincing faculty to deposit articles with the institutional digital repository? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.1 Which phrase best summarizes your view of the open access movement’s impact on the cost of scholarly materials, particularly journal articles?
Table 4.2 Which phrase best summarizes your view of the open access movement’s impact on the cost of scholarly materials, particularly journal articles? Broken out by age range
Table 4.3 Which phrase best summarizes your view of the open access movement’s impact on the cost of scholarly materials, particularly journal articles? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 4.4 Which phrase best summarizes your view of the open access movement’s impact on the cost of scholarly materials, particularly journal articles? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.5 Which phrase best summarizes your view of the open access movement’s impact on the cost of scholarly materials, particularly journal articles? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.6 Which phrase best summarizes your view of the open access movement’s impact on the cost of scholarly materials, particularly journal articles? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.1 Your university management:
Table 5.2 Your university management: Broken out by age range
Table 5.3 Your university management: Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 5.4 Your university management: Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 5.5 Your university management: Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.6 Your university management: Broken out by tuition, $
Table 6.1 Your university management:
Table 6.2 Your university management: Broken out by age range
Table 6.3 Your university management: Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 6.4 Your university management: Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 6.5 Your university management: Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.6 Your university management: Broken out by tuition, $
Table 7 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely to the following issues:
Table 7.1.1 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of open access educational materials
Table 7.1.2 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of open access educational materials Broken out by age range
Table 7.1.3 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of open access educational materials Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 7.1.4 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of open access educational materials Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 7.1.5 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of open access educational materials Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.1.6 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of open access educational materials Broken out by tuition, $
Table 7.2.1 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of repositories, open access publications and other alternatives to commercial scholarly communications
Table 7.2.2 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of repositories, open access publications and other alternatives to commercial scholarly communications Broken out by age range
Table 7.2.3 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of repositories, open access publications and other alternatives to commercial scholarly communications Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 7.2.4 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of repositories, open access publications and other alternatives to commercial scholarly communications Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 7.2.5 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of repositories, open access publications and other alternatives to commercial scholarly communications Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.2.6 Approximately how many library staff positions would you say are devoted largely in developing/disseminating/advising on the use of repositories, open access publications and other alternatives to commercial scholarly communications Broken out by tuition, $
Table 8.1 How much did the library pay (in US $) in the past year for publication or author fees for open access journals?
Table 8.2 How much did the library pay (in US $) in the past year for publication or author fees for open access journals? Broken out by age range
Table 8.3 How much did the library pay (in US $) in the past year for publication or author fees for open access journals? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 8.4 How much did the library pay (in US $) in the past year for publication or author fees for open access journals? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 8.5 How much did the library pay (in US $) in the past year for publication or author fees for open access journals? Broken out by enrollment
Table 8.6 How much did the library pay (in US $) in the past year for publication or author fees for open access journals? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 9 Does the library do any of the following? (check all that apply)
Table 9.1.1 Does the library publish its own peer-reviewed journals?
Table 9.1.2 Does the library publish its own peer-reviewed journals? Broken out by age range
Table 9.1.3 Does the library publish its own peer-reviewed journals? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 9.1.4 Does the library publish its own peer-reviewed journals? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 9.1.5 Does the library publish its own peer-reviewed journals? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.1.6 Does the library publish its own peer-reviewed journals? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 9.2.1 Does the library provide editorial, research, administrative or other significant support to open access publications sponsored by the parent college or university?
Table 9.2.2 Does the library provide editorial, research, administrative or other significant support to open access publications sponsored by the parent college or university? Broken out by age range
Table 9.2.3 Does the library provide editorial, research, administrative or other significant support to open access publications sponsored by the parent college or university? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 9.2.4 Does the library provide editorial, research, administrative or other significant support to open access publications sponsored by the parent college or university? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 9.2.5 Does the library provide editorial, research, administrative or other significant support to open access publications sponsored by the parent college or university? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.2.6 Does the library provide editorial, research, administrative or other significant support to open access publications sponsored by the parent college or university? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 9.3.1 Does the library enter into collaborations with university presses, other colleges or universities or professional associations to produce peer-reviewed open access journals?
Table 9.3.2 Does the library enter into collaborations with university presses, other colleges or universities or professional associations to produce peer-reviewed open access journals? Broken out by age range
Table 9.3.3 Does the library enter into collaborations with university presses, other colleges or universities or professional associations to produce peer-reviewed open access journals? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 9.3.4 Does the library enter into collaborations with university presses, other colleges or universities or professional associations to produce peer-reviewed open access journals? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 9.3.5 Does the library enter into collaborations with university presses, other colleges or universities or professional associations to produce peer-reviewed open access journals? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.3.6 Does the library enter into collaborations with university presses, other colleges or universities or professional associations to produce peer-reviewed open access journals? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 9.4.1 Does the library assist in the formation or maintenance of any form of a peer-reviewed network for open access publications?
Table 9.4.2 Does the library assist in the formation or maintenance of any form of a peer-reviewed network for open access publications? Broken out by age range
Table 9.4.3 Does the library assist in the formation or maintenance of any form of a peer-reviewed network for open access publications? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 9.4.4 Does the library assist in the formation or maintenance of any form of a peer-reviewed network for open access publications? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 9.4.5 Does the library assist in the formation or maintenance of any form of a peer-reviewed network for open access publications? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.4.6 Does the library assist in the formation or maintenance of any form of a peer-reviewed network for open access publications? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 9.5.1 Does the library participate in consortia or other arrangements through which peer-reviewed articles in digital repositories are aggregated with those of other institutions to foster findability and ease of use?
Table 9.5.2 Does the library participate in consortia or other arrangements through which peer-reviewed articles in digital repositories are aggregated with those of other institutions to foster findability and ease of use? Broken out by age range
Table 9.5.3 Does the library participate in consortia or other arrangements through which peer-reviewed articles in digital repositories are aggregated with those of other institutions to foster findability and ease of use? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 9.5.4 Does the library participate in consortia or other arrangements through which peer-reviewed articles in digital repositories are aggregated with those of other institutions to foster findability and ease of use? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 9.5.5 Does the library participate in consortia or other arrangements through which peer-reviewed articles in digital repositories are aggregated with those of other institutions to foster findability and ease of use? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.5.6 Does the library participate in consortia or other arrangements through which peer-reviewed articles in digital repositories are aggregated with those of other institutions to foster findability and ease of use? Broken out by tuition, $
Samples
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Sources / Contributors
- Alliant International University
- American International College
- American Museum of Natural History
- Baylor University
- Bentley University
- Bradley University
- Bryan College
- Calvin University
- Catawba Valley Community College
- Champlain College
- Clark State Community College
- Clarks Summit University
- College of Southern Idaho Library
- Columbus College of Art and Design
- Community College of Rhode Island
- Cornell College
- Emory and Henry College
- Florida International University
- Florida National University
- Frederick Community College
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Georgetown College
- Goucher College
- Hamilton College
- Heritage University
- Howard Payne University
- Jackson State Community College
- Jarvis Christian College
- Juniata College
- Kennesaw State University
- La Salle University
- LaGuardia Community College
- Lawrence Technological University
- Liberty University
- Longwood university
- Louisiana State University
- Loyola Marymount University
- LSU Health Shreveport
- Lyon College
- Mansfield University of PA
- Mercy College
- Mercyhurst University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Mississippi Valley State University
- Missouri Western State University
- Molloy College
- New College
- North Shore Community College
- Northeastern University
- Northwest Nazarene University
- Oberlin College Libraries
- OUWB School of Medicine
- Palomar College
- Pfeiffer University
- Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Point Park University
- Providence College
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)
- River Parishes Community College
- Rockford University
- Salve Regina University
- Sam Houston State University
- San Diego Christian College
- Seattle University
- Southeast Missouri State University
- Southwestern Adventist University
- Spring Hill College
- State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Sullivan University
- SUNY Broome Community College
- Syracuse University
- Texas A&M University
- The Seattle School of Theology and Psychology
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Toccoa Falls College
- Trine University
- UA Little Rock
- Union College
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- University of Hawaii at Hilo
- University of Louisiana at Monroe
- University of New England
- University of North Dakota
- University of North Texas
- University of Northern Colorado
- University of St. Thomas
- University of Texas at Arlington
- University of Toledo
- USC Upstate
- USMMA Library
- Vassar College
- Wenatchee Valley College
- Wilkes University
- William Paterson University of New Jersey
- Woodbury University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Yeshiva University
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