1. 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

2. 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.”

3. 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

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

5. 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

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

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

8. Motivation: Tenured vs Tenure Track

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

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

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

12. Have you recommended Open Access publishing to your colleagues?

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

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

15. 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

16. 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

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