Monday, May 31, 2010

Thoughts on Open Access : An Interview with Diane Graves

Published in Serials Review, 2010, Vol 36, pp 112-115. Megan Dazey interviews Diane Graves, University Library, professor, and chair of the faculty senate at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
Trinity has recently adopted an open access policy. This article talks about why they did this and what it means for the faculty at Trinity.

Publishing in Open Access Education Journals : The Authors' Perspective

Published in Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2010, Vol 29, pp118-132, by Bryna Coonan and Leigh Younce.
Most open access publication to date has been in the sciences, with less in the social sciences. This article reports the results of a survey of 309 authors from recent issues of open access journals in education to find out why they chose to publish in such journals.
Also discusses the role of liaison librarians in educating their users to publish in open access journals.