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Open access

Published on Nov 18, 2015

LIS403 Spring 2014 ERPP Voice Thread - Lawless

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Open access

at the Boston University School of Law
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What is open access?

  • Digital
  • Free to access
  • Free of most copyright restrictions
  • Free of most licensing restrictions
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Meanwhile ...
law libraries face a budget crisis.

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How can oa help?

  • Free resources
  • High quality
  • Available to a wide audience
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goals

  • Learn what the community knows
  • Further educate the community
  • Move library resources to open access
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What does the BU Law community know about open access?

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How we'll find out

  • Survey
  • Entire community
  • Spring semester 2014
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NEver been done

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Variables

  • Sample of convenience - rewards to increase size
  • Current knowledge of open access
  • Desire to learn more about open access
  • Point in the semester
  • Age
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Cost

  • Starbucks gift cards: $2,000
  • Staff time: $533
  • Survey Monkey subscription: $300
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If we are not funded

  • Budget crisis will continue
  • Library will not be able to afford all necessary resources
  • Service and support may decline
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If we are funded

  • We can learn more about community needs
  • We can educate the community
  • We can save the library money in the long term
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For more information, please contact Anna Lawless at lawlessa@bu.edu

Anna Lawless