Thanks for this!

Rebel Cummings-Sauls
USF Tampa Library
(813)-974-7381

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From: SERIALST: Serials in Libraries Discussion Forum [mailto:SERIALST@list.uvm.edu] On Behalf Of Jennie Johnson
Sent: Monday, July 02, 2012 11:09 AM
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Subject: [SERIALST] Open Access survey findings throw light on the evolving role of the librarian

*Apologies for cross-posting*

Hi all,

Today, InTech - an Open Access (OA) publisher - has published the results of a survey appraising attitudes and awareness of the library community towards the OA business model in scholarly publishing.

The survey results suggest that although librarians have a good level of awareness and knowledge of OA, they believe their research communities are much less aware. Their work to educate their communities is hampered by lack of informational support materials.

Librarians remain broadly supportive of OA and the vast majority already feel the benefits of the model are being realized, or will be realized in the future. Despite this support, librarians in our sample were not actively involved in managing OA funds centrally, indeed, almost half were unaware of how OA charges are funded within their institution.

The greatest concern librarians have with OA center on the article processing charges being set too high. There is generally less concern with the quality of peer review or the potential incentive for publishers to focus on quantity over quality. Less than a quarter of librarians were concerned that OA could make their role and the services provided by the library less visible. Indeed, librarians see a strong future for the profession becoming more closely integrated with their research communities as a partner, educator and innovator.

For the full survey results summary, please visit: http://www.intechopen.com/open-access-survey-findings-throw-light-on-the-evolving-role-of-librarian.html

Or to download the full results of the survey, visit: http://www.intechopen.com/js/ckeditor/kcfinder/upload/files/Role%20of%20the%20Librarian_Survey_Findings_Jun12.pdf

For more information, please contact:
Paul MacKenzie-Cummins
mackenzie@intechweb.org

All best wishes,

Jennie Johnson, TBI Communications
Tel: +44 1865 875896
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