Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Survey

INTRODUCTION In the last decade, a significant number of institutions have adopted open access (OA) policies. Many of those working with OA policies are tasked with measuring policy compliance. This article reports on a survey of Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI) members designed...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kimberly Chapman, Michael Boock, Michaela D Willi Hooper, Shannon Kipphut-Smith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Iowa State University Digital Press 2018-10-01
Series:Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/id/12824/
_version_ 1797222100222607360
author Kimberly Chapman
Michael Boock
Michaela D Willi Hooper
Shannon Kipphut-Smith
author_facet Kimberly Chapman
Michael Boock
Michaela D Willi Hooper
Shannon Kipphut-Smith
author_sort Kimberly Chapman
collection DOAJ
description INTRODUCTION In the last decade, a significant number of institutions have adopted open access (OA) policies. Many of those working with OA policies are tasked with measuring policy compliance. This article reports on a survey of Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI) members designed to better understand the methods currently used for measuring and communicating OA policy success. METHODS This electronic survey was distributed to the COAPI member listserv, inviting both institutions who have passed an implemented policies and those who are still developing policies to participate. RESULTS The results to a number of questions related to topics such as policy workflows, quantitative and qualitative measurement activities and related tools, and challenges showed a wide range of responses, which are shared here. DISCUSSION It is clear that a number of COAPI members struggle with identifying what should be measured and what tools and methods are appropriate. The survey illustrates how each institution measures compliance differently, making it difficult to benchmark against peer institutions. CONCLUSION As a result of this survey, we recommend that institutions working with OA policies be as transparent as possible about their data sources and methods when calculating deposit rates and other quantitative measures. It is hoped that this transparency will result in the development of a set of qualitative and quantitative best practices for assessing OA policies that standardizes assessment terminology and articulates why institutions may want to measure policies.
first_indexed 2024-04-24T13:15:57Z
format Article
id doaj.art-6131d71a0de445c1aed5157ea2d604e4
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2162-3309
language English
last_indexed 2024-04-24T13:15:57Z
publishDate 2018-10-01
publisher Iowa State University Digital Press
record_format Article
series Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
spelling doaj.art-6131d71a0de445c1aed5157ea2d604e42024-04-04T17:33:08ZengIowa State University Digital PressJournal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication2162-33092018-10-016110.7710/2162-3309.2247Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a SurveyKimberly Chapman0Michael Boock1Michaela D Willi Hooper2Shannon Kipphut-Smithhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5444-8623The University of Arizona INTRODUCTION In the last decade, a significant number of institutions have adopted open access (OA) policies. Many of those working with OA policies are tasked with measuring policy compliance. This article reports on a survey of Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI) members designed to better understand the methods currently used for measuring and communicating OA policy success. METHODS This electronic survey was distributed to the COAPI member listserv, inviting both institutions who have passed an implemented policies and those who are still developing policies to participate. RESULTS The results to a number of questions related to topics such as policy workflows, quantitative and qualitative measurement activities and related tools, and challenges showed a wide range of responses, which are shared here. DISCUSSION It is clear that a number of COAPI members struggle with identifying what should be measured and what tools and methods are appropriate. The survey illustrates how each institution measures compliance differently, making it difficult to benchmark against peer institutions. CONCLUSION As a result of this survey, we recommend that institutions working with OA policies be as transparent as possible about their data sources and methods when calculating deposit rates and other quantitative measures. It is hoped that this transparency will result in the development of a set of qualitative and quantitative best practices for assessing OA policies that standardizes assessment terminology and articulates why institutions may want to measure policies.https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/id/12824/open accessopen access policyassessmentsurveyevaluation
spellingShingle Kimberly Chapman
Michael Boock
Michaela D Willi Hooper
Shannon Kipphut-Smith
Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Survey
Journal of Librarianship and Scholarly Communication
open access
open access policy
assessment
survey
evaluation
title Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Survey
title_full Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Survey
title_fullStr Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Survey
title_full_unstemmed Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Survey
title_short Measuring Open Access Policy Compliance: Results of a Survey
title_sort measuring open access policy compliance results of a survey
topic open access
open access policy
assessment
survey
evaluation
url https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/jlsc/article/id/12824/
work_keys_str_mv AT kimberlychapman measuringopenaccesspolicycomplianceresultsofasurvey
AT michaelboock measuringopenaccesspolicycomplianceresultsofasurvey
AT michaeladwillihooper measuringopenaccesspolicycomplianceresultsofasurvey
AT shannonkipphutsmith measuringopenaccesspolicycomplianceresultsofasurvey