Jonathan Nabe and Andrea Imre Southern Illinois University Carbondale Library Funding of Open Access Publication Fees: Effects on Faculty Behavior and Attitude ALCTS Scholarly Communications Interest Group January 31, 2015 Chicago, IL

Why fund OA publication fees? The SIUC COPE Fund “seeks to advance the use of open access as a means of distributing the research and creative work of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale community by providing financial support to cover the fees charged for open access publication.” We want to increase awareness of and participation in OpenSIUC and open access in general Open access is and must be part of the solution to the “serials crisis.”

Drivers Library budget same in 2014 as in 2004 At SIUC, 3 serials cancellations over that span Over 2000 titles cancelled Book budget less than half what it was in 2004

SIU COPE Fund Began in Fall 2011 63 awards 26 individuals 20 departments 49 journals 26 publishers

Is it effective in raising awareness of and use of open access and OpenSIUC? Survey of attitudes and behavior combined with quantitative analysis of behavior Inventing the wheel Knocking on doors – 92% response rate Limited to faculty

What was your tenure status/academic rank at the time of receiving the award?

In general, what was your primary motivation for publishing in an Open Access journal?

Motivation: Tenured vs Tenure Track

Was the availability of the COPE fund from Morris Library a determining factor in your decision where to publish your article?

Has receiving the COPE Fund award made you more likely to publish your future research in Open Access journals?

Did publishing your COPE-funded article lead to a more positive attitude towards open access publishing?

Have you recommended Open Access publishing to your colleagues?

Did you become aware of OpenSIUC through participation in the COPE fund?

Have you submitted publications that were not funded by the COPE Fund to OpenSIUC after you received the award?

Did faculty publishing behavior change? Solicited CVs Reviewed publication history to compare pre- and post-COPE fund activity N=11 3 of 11 showed an increase in percentage of open access articles We need broader and deeper data

Conclusion: The COPE Fund did convince faculty to publish in open access journals Faculty self-report as more supportive of open access and more likely to publish in open access journals Faculty recommended open access to colleagues The COPE Fund did increase awareness of our institutional repository The COPE Fund did lead to additional content in the repository Minimal change in publishing behavior

Jonathan Nabe jnabe@lib. siu. edu Andrea Imre aimre@lib. siu Jonathan Nabe jnabe@lib.siu.edu Andrea Imre aimre@lib.siu.edu Southern Illinois University Carbondale