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Open Access And Education: Expanded, Shannon M. Smith
Open Access And Education: Expanded, Shannon M. Smith
ScholarWorks Publications
Open Access (OA) and Open Education (OE) both stress the importance of making information available for individuals around the world, regardless of wealth or status. These are not wholly separate ideas or incompatible practices. This handout provides clarity on the similarities and differences between the two. This version includes reasons why OA and OE should be used.
Anatomy Of Creative Commons Licenses, Shannon M. Smith
Anatomy Of Creative Commons Licenses, Shannon M. Smith
ScholarWorks Publications
This flyer provided a break down of the various aspects of Creative Commons licenses, how they function, and why they matter.
Faculty Perceptions Of Open Access Publishing: Investigating Faculty Publishing Habits To Evaluate Library Collection Alignment, Elisabeth Shook, Amy Vecchione
Faculty Perceptions Of Open Access Publishing: Investigating Faculty Publishing Habits To Evaluate Library Collection Alignment, Elisabeth Shook, Amy Vecchione
Library Faculty Publications and Presentations
Introduction: This investigation, originally conceived as a method for informing Albertsons Library on creative solutions to the collections budget shortfall, sought to determine an institution’s faculty perceptions of publishing and/or using open access (OA) materials, as well as to identify future mechanisms that would shift perceptions of OA publishing to a more favorable light, thereby fostering adoption of OA materials in faculty research and teaching.
Methods: The study used an anonymous electronic survey of 468 faculty members, with a response rate of nearly 34%.
Results and Discussion: Respondents indicated a mixed set of adoption, with equal distribution …