More Alike than Not: The Open Access Preferences of Humanities Scholars

Author(s)

Rachel Scott, Illinois State University
Ana Dubnjakovic, University of South Carolina - ColumbiaFollow

Document Type

Article

Abstract

Several studies have noted that humanists have not been as quick or enthusiastic in their adoption of Open Access (OA) as their colleagues in other disciplines. This article leverages the Ithaka S+R US 2021 Faculty Survey to provide contextualized analysis of the OA and Open Education Resources (OER) preferences of humanities scholars, as well as some practices related to OA and OER, relative to their colleagues in other disciplines. Findings suggest that although humanists do stand apart in many OA preferences, the small effect sizes render these differences less important than previously suspected. The implications of these findings are considered alongside the lower rates of OA publication among humanists.

Publication Info

Postprint version. Published in College & Research Libraries, 2024.

Rights

© 2024, Ana Dubnjakovic

APA Citation

Dubnjakovic, A. (2024). More alike than not: The open access preferences of humanities scholars. College & Research Libraries.