Open Access Theses in Institutional Repositories: An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Doctoral Students

Autor/inn/en	Stanton, Kate Valentine; Liew, Chern Li
Titel	Open Access Theses in Institutional Repositories: An Exploratory Study of the Perceptions of Doctoral Students
Quelle	In: Information Research: An International Electronic Journal, 16 (2011) 4, (22 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-1613
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Graduate Students; Student Attitudes; Theses; Electronic Publishing; Electronic Libraries; Academic Libraries; Archives; Interviews; Student Surveys; Information Utilization; Risk; Compliance (Psychology); Intellectual Disciplines; New Zealand + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Graduate Study; Student; Students; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Studentin; Schülerverhalten; These; Elektronisches Publizieren; Digitale Bibliothek; Elektronische Bibliothek; College; Colleges; University; Universities; Libary; Libraries; Hochschule; Fachhochschule; Universität; Bibliothek; Hochschulbibliothek; Archivwesen; Archiv; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Schülerbefragung; Informationsnutzung; Risiko; Geisteswissenschaften; Neuseeland
Abstract	Introduction: We examine doctoral students' awareness of and attitudes to open access forms of publication. Levels of awareness of open access and the concept of institutional repositories, publishing behaviour and perceptions of benefits and risks of open access publishing were explored. Method: Qualitative and quantitative data were collected through interviews with eight doctoral students enrolled in a range of disciplines in a New Zealand university and a self-completion Web survey of 251 students. Analysis: Interview data were analysed thematically, then evaluated against a theoretical framework. The interview data were then used to inform the design of the survey tool. Survey responses were analysed as a single set, then by disciple using SurveyMonkey's online toolkit and Excel. Results: While awareness of open access and repository archiving is still low, the majority of interview and survey respondents were found to be supportive of the concept of open access. The perceived benefits of enhanced exposure and potential for sharing outweigh the perceived risks. The majority of respondents were supportive of an existing mandatory thesis submission policy. Conclusions: Low levels of awareness of the university repository remains an issue, and could be addressed by further investigating the effectiveness of different communication channels for promotion. (Contains 3 tables and 8 figures.) (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	2017/4/10