Ana Dubnjakovic University of South Carolina – Columbia
Source
ISU (Illinois St. University) ReD: Research and eData
Abstract
Source: ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpml/237
Several studies have noted that humanists have not been as quick or enthusiastic in their adoption of Open Access (OA) as their colleagues in other disciplines. This article leverages the Ithaka S+R US 2021 Faculty Survey to provide contextualized analysis of the OA and Open Education Resources (OER) preferences of humanities scholars, as well as some practices related to OA and OER, relative to their colleagues in other disciplines. Findings suggest that although humanists do stand apart in many OA preferences, the small effect sizes render these differences less important than previously suspected. The implications of these findings are considered alongside the lower rates of OA publication among humanists.
Comments
This is the accepted (peer-reviewed) version of a manuscript accepted for publication in College & Research Libraries (accepted: August 19, 2024; expected publication: November 2025).
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.
This is the accepted (peer-reviewed) version of a manuscript accepted for publication in College & Research Libraries (accepted: August 19, 2024; expected publication: November 2025).