Open Access Survey

What do you think about Open Access self-archiving?

The Tampere University Library is conducting a survey about Open Access self-archiving. The survey is open until 31.3.2012.

The purpose of the survey is to find out researchers' and other staff members’ attitudes at the University of Tampere towards increasing of Open Access of research articles. How well Open Access self-archiving is known, what are the attitudes towards it and how common it is?

Responses are anonymous and answers will be treated confidentially in accordance with good scientific practice. The survey contains 16 short questions, and will take round 5 minutes to complete. Among those respondents who leave their contact information will be raffled 5 copies of vouchers worth 20 € to Bookshop TAJU. Names are used only for the draw. They will not be associated in any account with the provided answers.

The survey relates to the Rector's decision in 2009. The decision requests the researchers to self-archive copies of their research articles in the open institutional repository of the University of Tampere from January 1st 2011 onwards.

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