Chapter 8. Libraries and OA Journals

Authors

  • Walt Crawford

Abstract

Chapter 8 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 51, no. 6) Open Access Journals: Idealism and Opportunism
This chapter suggests some actions librarians and libraries could take to support OA journals, from personal involvement and advising scholars and readers to mounting a publishing program. There’s also a note for those who’d like to explore the numbers in this report in greater depth.

Author Biography

Walt Crawford

Walt Crawford writes, researches, and occasionally speaks on issues related to libraries, technology, policy, and media. He has written sixteen books published by ALA Editions; Information Today, Inc.; G. K. Hall; and others, beginning with MARC for Library Use and including most recently Successful Social Networking in Public Libraries (ALA Editions, 2014) and The Librarian’s Guide to Micropublishing (ITI, 2013). He has also published a free e-journal/newsletter since 2001, Cites & Insights: Crawford at Large, and self-published several library research projects. Crawford was a Senior Analyst at RLG for four decades. He previously wrote Library Technology Reports vol. 50, no. 4, “Big-Deal Serial Purchasing: Tracking the Damage.”

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Published

2015-08-27

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 6 (2015): August/September

Section

Chapters