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Scholarly Communication: Does Open Access Increase Authors’ Citation Rates?

Want your articles cited more? Is Open Access the answer?

Kristin Antelman, Associate Director for Information Technology at NCSU Libraries and author of “Do Open Access Articles Have Greater Research Impact?” College & Research Libraries 65:5 (2004), will address these questions and more when she speaks on Thursday, April 28, 2005 from 3-5 p.m. in Hagerty Library, Stern Conference Room, third floor (33rd and Market Streets).

Antelman will report on a study that looked at articles in four disciplines at varying stages of adoption of open access—philosophy, political science, electrical and electronic engineering and mathematics—to see whether they have a greater impact when their authors make them freely available on the Internet. She will also look at emerging research into open access and citation rates and its implications for open-access-related services that are designed to appeal to authors.

This lecture is part of the Scholarly Communication Speaker Series sponsored by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and Drexel University Libraries. The event is open to students, faculty and staff. Refreshments will be served.

For more information, visit http://www.library.drexel.edu/about/scholcomm2005.html or contact Peggy Dominy at dominymf@drexel.edu.