access to scholarly content: gaps and barriers to access (key findings)
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Access to scholarly content:gaps and barriers to access (key
findings)
CIBER for RIN, JISC and PRCUKSG ConferenceHarrogate, 6 April 2011
Survey background
• Aim and objectives
• To quantify access gaps and barriers for different communities
• To provide an evidenced assessment of the significance of those gaps and barriers
• Survey overview
• 2,645 UK completions (12% response rate)
• Findings reported by broad sector:
• Universities and colleges (47%)
• Medical schools and health providers (12%)
• Industry and commerce (31%)
• Research institutes (10%)
The big pictureUniversities and collegesSurvey breakdown
People entering survey 1,000
Journal articles are important for 986
Of these 68 are dissatisfied(6.8% of the original population)
Of these 51 report a recent access problem(5.1% of the original population)
… for 23 of whom was not resolved(2.3% of the original population)
Conference papers are important for 771
Of these 325 are dissatisfied(32.5% of the original population)
Of these 219 report a recent access problem(21.9% of the original population)
… for 171 of whom was not resolved(17.1% of the original population)
Any response to Q1 greater than 4,where 1=`Not at all important’ and 7=`Extremely important’
Responses to Q3 that indicate access is `fairly’ or `very difficult’
Critical incident response to Q13/Q24 indicates that the respondent has difficulty accessing full text recently
Critical incident response to Q19/Q30 indicates that the respondent failed eventually to get hold of the article
The survey big pictureIndustry and commerceSurvey breakdown
People entering survey 1,000
Journal articles are important for 787
Of these 234 are dissatisfied(23.4% of the original population)
Of these 123 report a recent access problem(12.3% of the original population)
… for 92 of whom was not resolved(9.2% of the original population)
Conference papers are important for 600
Of these 328 are dissatisfied(32.8% of the original population)
Of these 197 report a recent access problem(19.7% of the original population)
… for 144 of whom was not resolved(14.4% of the original population)
Any response to Q1 greater than 4,where 1=`Not at all important’ and 7=`Extremely important’
Responses to Q3 that indicate access is `fairly’ or `very difficult’
Critical incident response to Q13/Q24 indicates that the respondent has difficulty accessing full text recently
Critical incident response to Q19/Q30 indicates that the respondent failed eventually to get hold of the article
Conference papers n=2,522Journal articles n=2,473
Current level of accessHow would you describe your current level of access (in print and online)?Percentages within sector
Conference papers n=2,019
NoteOnly respondents who rated journal articles as of some importance are included.
Journal articles n=2,242
Perceptions of changeHow does your current level of access compare with five years ago?Percentages within sector
Importance versus ease of accessUniversities and colleges
Importance versus ease of accessUniversities and colleges
Importance versus ease of accessIndustry and commerce
Importance versus ease of accessIndustry and commerce
Areas in need of improvementYou said you want to improve access to journal articles. Why?Percentages within sector
About this graphic
This is a content analysis by CIBER of the respondents’ free text responses to the question.
Coping mechanisms when journal access is a problemUniversities and collegesPercentages of respondents
How to read this graphic
Respondents were presented with a list of coping mechanisms and could choose as many as applied.
Each ray of the spider diagram shows the percentage of respondents who adopted a particular coping mechanism.
Coping mechanisms when journal access is a problemUniversities and collegesPercentages of respondents
How to read this graphic
Respondents were presented with a list of coping mechanisms and could choose as many as applied.
Each ray of the spider diagram shows the percentage of respondents who adopted a particular coping mechanism.
Coping mechanisms when journal access is a problemIndustry and commerce
Coping mechanisms when journal access is a problemIndustry and commerce
The respondents’ own recommendationsWhat would you do to improve the accessibility of journal articles and conference papers?Percentages within sector
About this graphic
This is a content analysis by CIBER of the respondents’ free text responses to the question.
The respondents’ own recommendationsWhat would you do to improve the accessibility of journal articles and conference papers?Percentages within sector
About this graphic
This is a content analysis by CIBER of the respondents’ free text responses to the question.
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