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- Title
The library's role in the management and funding of open access publishing.
- Authors
Lara, Kate
- Abstract
This survey presents information on library management of open access resources, institutional involvement in open access funding, and the role librarians see themselves playing in this model in the future. 149 responses from 30 different countries were included. 94% of respondents were librarians, and the remaining 6% consisted of faculty, students, and other library staff. Results showed that most libraries are cataloging open access journals, though they usually represent only 1-5% of total listings. The responsibility for funding open access is more likely to fall on the author or a granting organization than the library or institution. 23% of libraries in this survey help finance open access, and one-third of these had established criteria for funding. While librarians disagreed on the appropriate level of their involvement in the publishing process and financing of article charges, the majority viewed the library as an important advocate for open access publishing in their institution.
- Subjects
LIBRARY administration; OPEN access publishing; LIBRARIANS; MAIL surveys; ARTICLE processing charges (Open access publishing)
- Publication
Learned Publishing, 2015, Vol 28, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
0953-1513
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1087/20150102