Road to Open Access in the Sciences: Exploring publishing trends in OA journals at York University

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dc.contributor.authorNariani, Rajiv
dc.contributor.authorFernandez, Leila
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-21T20:04:05Z
dc.date.available2010-06-21T20:04:05Z
dc.date.issued2010-06-14
dc.descriptionConference presentation at SLA in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on 14th June 2010
dc.description.abstractAcademic freedom and openness are the hallmarks of scholarship. Scientific progress is being impeded due to inadequate access to research which ironically is being conducted collaboratively with global researchers. As libraries have struggled to meet the needs of their colleagues, researchers themselves have become dissatisfied that their libraries can no longer afford to buy back their research output even though this is largely provided free of cost to journal publishers. As a consequence publishing in Open Access journals as an alternative route is gaining acceptance within the science community. York University Libraries support Open Access publishers in the form of institutional memberships thus allowing York scientists to publish in OA journals by subsidizing Article Processing Charges. Our present study sheds light on the factors that lead science faculty to choose OA journals over subscription based journals with particular reference to biomedical research. The study proposes some key points for increasing support to OA journals based on feedback from science researchers. This paper highlights the new role of science librarians as awareness builders in the changing knowledge dissemination arena.en
dc.description.sponsorshipSLA-DBIO (Life Sciences Division) & Portland Press
dc.identifier.citationNariani, R., & Fernandez, L. (2010). Road to Open Access in the Sciences: Exploring Publishing Trends in OA Journals at York University. Paper presented at the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Retrieved from http://units.sla.org/division/dbio/events/conf_current/contr_papers.html
dc.identifier.citationNariani, R., & Fernandez, L. (2010). Road to Open Access in the Sciences: Exploring Publishing Trends in OA Journals at York University. Paper presented at the Special Libraries Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Retrieved from http://units.sla.org/division/dbio/events/conf_current/contr_papers.html
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/4261
dc.language.isoen
dc.rights.articlehttp://units.sla.org/division/dbio/events/conf_current/contr_papers.html
dc.subjectOpen Access Journalsen
dc.subjectHindawien
dc.subjectPLoSen
dc.subjectBioMedCentralen
dc.subjectFaculty Perceptionsen
dc.subjectPublishing Trendsen
dc.titleRoad to Open Access in the Sciences: Exploring publishing trends in OA journals at York Universityen
dc.typeWorking Paper

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