Document Type
Article
Publication Title
College & Research Libraries
Publication Date
11-2025
Keywords
Open Access, Humanities, Scholarly Communication, Publishing, Research and Grant Support, Secondary Data Analysis
Abstract
Several studies have noted that humanists have not been as quick or enthusiastic in their adoption of Open Access (OA) as their colleagues in other disciplines. This article leverages the Ithaka S+R US 2021 Faculty Survey to provide contextualized analysis of the OA and Open Education Resources (OER) preferences of humanities scholars, as well as some practices related to OA and OER, relative to their colleagues in other disciplines. Findings suggest that although humanists do stand apart in many OA preferences, the small effect sizes render these differences less important than previously suspected. The implications of these findings are considered alongside the lower rates of OA publication among humanists.
Recommended Citation
Scott, Rachel E. and Dubnjakovic, Ana, "More Alike than Not: The Open Access Preferences of Humanities Scholars" (2025). Faculty and Staff Publications – Milner Library. 237.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpml/237
Comments
This is the accepted (peer-reviewed) version of a manuscript accepted for publication in College & Research Libraries (accepted: August 19, 2024; expected publication: November 2025).