Authors and Open Access:Effective Ways to Achieve OA in China

作     者：Alma Swan 

作者机构：Key Perspectives Ltd. 48 Old Coach RoadPlaying PlaceTruroTR3 6ETUnited Kingdom 

出 版 物：《图书情报工作》 (Library and Information Service)

年 卷 期：2005年第49卷第12期

页      面：17-25页

核心收录：

学科分类：1205[管理学-图书情报与档案管理] 12[管理学] 120501[管理学-图书馆学] 120502[管理学-情报学] 

主　　题：中国 OA 信息资源 网格技术 学术材料 资源共享 

摘      要：Although there are effective methods available to authors for providing open access to their work, more than half are still not doing so and provision in China is poorer than in many other countries. There are a number of issues and concerns that dissuade authors from making their work open access: some are still unaware of the concept and of the increased visibility and impact that open access brings; many are unfamiliar with open access journals and how they work; many are uninformed about self-archiving and for some of those who are aware of the possibility of providing open access by this means, concerns about copyright and technical issues *** all these worries can be addressed with simple facts that reassure and encourage authors to adopt open access to benefit themselves,their research and their teaching. There is also a wealth of resources now available to authors that provide information and advice on open access and its effects. As institutions and research funders, both with a strong interest in maximising the visibility and impact of research they support, begin to develop formal policies on open access, models for its provision are emerging. The optimal model is a frills variant) or by service providers who add functionality or selectivity to provide users with value-enhanced products.