A Bibliometric Study of Scholarly Articles Published by Library and Information Science Authors about Open Access

Autor/inn/en	Grandbois, Jennifer; Beheshti, Jamshid
Titel	A Bibliometric Study of Scholarly Articles Published by Library and Information Science Authors about Open Access
Quelle	In: Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 19 (2014) 4, (23 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-1613
Schlagwörter	Journal Articles; Library Science; Information Science; Access to Information; Bibliometrics; Authors; Periodicals; Correlation; Statistical Analysis; Foreign Countries; Algeria; Australia; Canada; China; Croatia; Denmark; France; Germany; Greece; India; Iran; Japan; Malaysia; Netherlands; New Zealand; Nigeria; Norway; Peru; Philippines; Portugal; Slovenia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sweden; Trinidad and Tobago; United Kingdom; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Bibliothekswissenschaft; Informationswissenschaft; Bibliometrie; Author; Autor; Autorin; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Korrelation; Statistische Analyse; Ausland; Algerien; Australien; Kanada; Kroatien; Dänemark; Frankreich; Deutschland; Griechenland; Indien; Niederlande; Neuseeland; Norwegen; Philippinen; Slowenien; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik; Korea; Republik; Spanien; Schweden; Trinidad und Tobago; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	Introduction: This study aims to gain a greater understanding of the development of open access practices amongst library and information science authors, since their role is integral to the success of the broader open access movement. Method: Data were collected from scholarly articles about open access by library and information science authors from 2003 until 2011 found in the Library and Information Science Abstracts database. Analysis: A bibliometric approach is taken for the information gathered from 203 articles. Excel and SPSS were used to derive descriptive statistics and correlations. Results: Overall an open access rate of 60% was found, which was lower than expected considering 94% of these articles appeared to endorse open access. Conclusions: Although these results show a higher open access rate than previous studies, and a linear growth of open access publications over the years, there is still a large gap between theory and practice which needs to be addressed. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Thomas D. Wilson. 9 Broomfield Road, Broomhill, Sheffield, S10 2SE, UK. Web site: http://informationr.net/ir
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01