Survey of Librarians on 'Open Access'

Open Access publisher InTech has surveyed over 200 librarians to explore their awareness of, and attitudes to, open access publishing. The survey revealed high levels of awareness of OA - 95% of the respondents stated they were very or quite familiar with the OA model.

According to the survey, librarians highlight a number of benefits of OA publishing models:

• Ease of access to content
• Increased visibility, usage and impact for authors
• Improved sharing and collaboration
• Improved public engagement with research
• Broad benefits for society of improved access to research
• Improved return on investment for funders of research

Additionally:

• 78% of respondents support OA publishing, with only 5.5% stating they oppose the model.
• 95% believe OA is already delivering benefits, or will do in the future.