Open Access Journals in College Library Collections |
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| Authors: | Cheryl S Collins William H Walters |
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| Institution: | Menlo College , Atherton, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | Students and scholars can take full advantage of Open Access journals only if libraries make them available through mechanisms that are familiar to patrons. This study examines the extent to which American liberal arts colleges have provided access to Open Access journals through their journal title lists (Serials Solutions, Ex Libris, etc.) and their online public access catalogs (OPACs). While 57 percent of the colleges provide access to at least 90 percent of the journals in our sample, 20 percent of the colleges provide access to fewer than 20 percent of the journals. Large and high-impact journals are especially likely to appear in libraries' catalogs and journal lists. There is no systematic trend by publication fee status or country of publication, however. The study concludes with a discussion of the strategies libraries can use to select Open Access journals and add them to their collections. |
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| Keywords: | 360 Core A-to-Z title lists Directory of Open Access Journals impact factor Journal Finder Public Library of Science publication fee SFX |
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