Open Access -- A Survey for UT Faculty

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Please take our anonymous survey to help us gauge your interest in fostering an open access (OA) research and publishing environment at The University of Toledo. Please respond by Friday, February 28.**Respondents may choose to submit their contact information at the end of this one-page survey for the opportunity to win one of several prizes.-- The Open Access Steering Committee and University Libraries.

Which category best describes you? *

Positions may include research professors, clinical professors, lecturers, postdocs, etc.

Instructor

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Professor

Lecturer

Visiting Faculty Member

Graduate Assistant / TA

PostDoc

Emeritus

Other:

What is your primary work location? (College, Department, other) *

Please check more than one box only if your time is split evenly between two or more locations.

College of Adult & Lifelong Learning

College of Business & Innovation

College of Communication and the Arts

College of Education

College of Engineering

College of Health Sciences

College of Languages, Literature & Social Sciences

College of Law

College of Medicine and Life Sciences

College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics

College of Nursing

College of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

College of Social Justice & Human Service

Honors College

University Libraries

Other:

Required

PART I. Open Access Questions. Please give us a sense of your existing views and experience regarding open access publishing.

It's OK if you're not sure what open access (OA) publishing is. Just answer the best you can, based on your experiences.

Your views about OA Publishing* *

Please choose the ONE statement that most closely resembles your views.

Traditional subscription-based publishing is the only legitimate form of publishing to further research.

Publishing in traditional subscription-based journals is the preferred form of publishing to further research.

There is a place for the open access model for certain types of publishing (i.e., non-scholarly publishing).

Open access publishing has the potential to work as a legitimate form of publishing for furthering research.

Open access publishing is the preferred form of publishing for furthering research.

I don't know enough about open access publishing to indicate my views.

Your experiences with OA publishing *

Please check all that apply; provide further information or qualify your responses as needed.

I am aware of OA journals, such as can be found in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

I am aware of OA repositories, such as the Social Science Research Network (SSRN), or PubMed Central (PMC)

I am aware of colleagues who have published in OA journals or platforms

I have consulted OA publications in the process of doing my own research

I have published an article in an OA journal

I have deposited an article or other work into an OA repository (disciplinary or institutional)

I have served as a referee or editor for an OA publication

With regard to research that I am currently involved with, I would consider submitting my work to an OA publishing venue (journal or repository)

Other:

Required

How important are the following concepts to you in general when considering a publishing venue? *

(You can rate them all the same, if you like)

not important

somewhat important

neutral or N/A

important

very important

Publishing in the most highly ranked journals in my field

Getting my work out as quickly as possible

Making my work available to as wide a readership as possible

Publishing in the most appropriate journal for my discipline

Being published in a peer-reviewed journal

The ability to publish frequent updates to my ongoing research

How concerned are you with the following issues that you might encounter in an OA publishing environment? *

(You can rate them all the same, if you like)

not concerned

somewhat concerned

neutral or N/A

concerned

very concerned

disclosure of data that may be time-sensitive, privileged or proprietary

permanence / stability / unambiguity of the final published version of my work

formal recognition of my work as a scholarly product (i.e., for promotion/tenure purposes)

discoverability of my work in search engines / indexes / databases / repositories

financial burden associated with OA publishing (who is responsible for covering this cost? author? institution? funding agency?)

legitimacy of intended publisher (is it really OA? is it a vanity publisher? is it a scam?)

not concerned

somewhat concerned

neutral or N/A

concerned

very concerned

disclosure of data that may be time-sensitive, privileged or proprietary

permanence / stability / unambiguity of the final published version of my work

formal recognition of my work as a scholarly product (i.e., for promotion/tenure purposes)

discoverability of my work in search engines / indexes / databases / repositories

financial burden associated with OA publishing (who is responsible for covering this cost? author? institution? funding agency?)

legitimacy of intended publisher (is it really OA? is it a vanity publisher? is it a scam?)

PART II. Institutional Repository (IR) Questions

An institutional repository (IR) collects, preserves and increases the visibility of the intellectual and creative output of a university's faculty, researchers and students. What would you like to see an IR do at The University of Toledo? To the best of your understanding, please indicate your opinion for the following eight (8) statements. For IR roles/activities we have not listed, please indicate your thoughts in the general comments section at the end of this survey.

To see what other universities are doing with their institutional repositories, please visit: digitalcommons.bepress.com/subscriber_gallery (link will be provided again at survey completion).

1. Archive and make freely available UT faculty research (accepted/post peer-reviewed but unpublished versions of commercially published articles; original research)

least appropriate

most appropriate

Clear selection

2. Archive and make freely available faculty work other than formal publications (e.g., unpublished papers, conference presentations, field research notes, raw data, images, etc.)

least appropriate

most appropriate

Clear selection

3. Serve as the archive and local backup copy for UT theses and dissertations

(which are officially published in OhioLINK (open access) and ProQuest)

least appropriate

most appropriate

Clear selection

4. Archive and make freely available graduate student non-thesis/dissertation research (projects, portfolios, capstones, etc.)

least appropriate

most appropriate

Clear selection

5. Archive and make freely available undergraduate student research

least appropriate

most appropriate

Clear selection

6. Archive teaching materials and other departmental documents

(with limited accessibility to the public)

least appropriate

most appropriate

Clear selection

7. Serve as a publishing platform for original research at UT (any level)

least appropriate

most appropriate

Clear selection

8. Serve as a centralized expertise bank (e.g., for media or researchers seeking collaborators)

least appropriate

most appropriate

Clear selection

Please tell us more about your experiences and views overall. What are your thoughts or concerns about open access publishing, the funding of open access publishing, or institutional repositories?

If you have NOT had experiences with OA publishing, or know nothing about OA, feel free to tell us that too!

~OPTIONAL~ Enter your contact information ONLY IF you wish to be considered for a prize drawing.

Provide your preferred email address OR phone number. Your contact information will NOT be associated with your survey responses and will not be shared.

Thank you for taking our survey!

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