Almost Halfway There: An Analysis of the Open Access Behaviors of Academic Librarians
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چکیده
Holly Mercer is Head of Digital Services & Scholarly Communication in the Sterling C. Evans Library at Texas A&M University; e-mail: [email protected]. © Holly Mercer Academic librarians are increasingly expected to advocate for scholarly communications reforms such as open access to scholarly publications, yet librarians do not always practice what they preach. Previous research examined librarian attitudes toward open access, whereas this article presents results of a study of open access publishing and self-archiving behaviors of academic librarians. Following an analysis of open access to library and information science literature in 2008, several strategies to encourage academic librarians to continue to embrace open access behaviors are discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- C&RL
دوره 72 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011