Hello,
Our library tries to find ways to make Open Access publications more visible for our customers. By now we have been very reluctant in adding those titles to our OPAC; we do it only when
we are asked to do so. We also use SFX and Intota: there we activate most of the packages with free- or OA-titles. But as those packages often contain hundreds or thousands of titles, we are not able to control this content. Therefore we add the information
"Free full text available for some or all content. Article availability is subject to change without notice, according to publisher decision." in bold and red. This is very correct but I'm afraid that it scares people off rather than attract them to use those
journals.
Now my questions to you:
what's your policy regarding OA-titles in your OPAC or activation OA-titles in your link resolver? I'm looking for good ideas how to promote those journals without too much efforts.
How can we easily discriminate between valuable OA-titles and rubbish?
Of course we are well aware that OA in itself is not a reason to choose a journal. But we would like to contribute that good OA-titles find their public and to show students, researchers
and teachers that there exist good alternatives to expensive journals; thus maybe affecting their publishing behaviour ;-)
Best regards
Igor
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Universität Bern
Universitätsbibliothek Bern
E-Library
Igor Hammer
I+D-Spezialist
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3012 Bern
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Tel. +41 31 631 95 89
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