Research Article: “Strategies for Success: Open Access Policies at North American Educational Institutions” (Preprint)
The following approved for publication preprint is scheduled for final publication in the July 2016 issue of College & Research Libraries (C&RL).
Title
Strategies for Success: Open Access Policies at North American Educational Institutions
Authors
Christine Fruin
University of Florida
Shan Sutton
University of Arizona
Source
C&RL Website
Abstract
Recognizing the paucity of quantitative and qualitative data from North American educational institutions that have pursued open access policies, the authors devised a survey to collect information on the characteristics of these institutions, as well as the elements of the open access policies, the methods of promoting these policies, faculty concerns about the policies, and how those concerns have been addressed. The data collected through survey results from fifty-one institutions can inform the strategic decisions being made by other institutions considering an open access policy and illustrates the essential roles that academic libraries can play in the development and passage of open access policies.
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Filed under: Academic Libraries, Data Files, Libraries, News, Open Access
About Gary Price
Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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