ERIC Number: EJ1488427
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 14
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ISSN: ISSN-0010-0870
EISSN: EISSN-2150-6701
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More Alike than Not: The Open Access Preferences of Humanities Scholars
Rachel Elizabeth Scott; Ana Dubnjakovic
College & Research Libraries, v86 n6 p902-915 2025
Several studies have noted that humanists have not been as quick or enthusiastic in their adoption of Open Access (OA) as their colleagues in other disciplines. This article leverages the Ithaka S+R US 2021 Faculty Survey to provide contextualized analysis of the OA and Open Education Resources (OER) preferences of humanities scholars, as well as some practices related to OA and OER, relative to their colleagues in other disciplines. Findings suggest that although humanists do stand apart in many OA preferences, the small effect sizes render these differences less important than previously suspected. The implications of these findings are considered alongside the lower rates of OA publication among humanists.
Descriptors: Access to Information, Humanities, Scholarship, College Faculty, Research, Faculty Publishing, Humanities Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Preferences, Beliefs, Educational Practices, Open Educational Resources
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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