Academic Health Sciences Reference Librarians' Involvement with the NIH Public Access Policy
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- February 28, 2019
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Ghamandi, Dave S.
- Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
- Abstract
- Reference librarians are in a unique position to act as change agents by influencing library users' and researchers' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors related to open access. The purpose of this study was to explore academic health sciences reference librarians' knowledge of, attitudes, and behaviors in relation to the NIH Public Access Policy. Attitudes towards the Research Works Act (H.R. 3699) were also investigated. This bill, proposed in 2011, would prohibit federal open access mandates, thus eliminating the NIH Public Access Policy. The Internet survey yielded 66 responses. Academic health sciences reference librarians appeared to be generally knowledgeable and positive about the NIH Public Access Policy. New librarians were less knowledgeable than their more experienced colleagues and were less able to provide instruction and support. This finding suggests a need for better training of new librarians. Librarians were overwhelmingly opposed to the Research Works Act.
- Date of publication
- April 2012
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- In Copyright
- Advisor
- Marshall, Joanne Gard
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- 57
- Deposit record
- abb1808a-3405-4d7b-866b-f35807dc08b2
- Access right
- Open access
- Date uploaded
- March 6, 2013
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