Lu Xiao, Nicole Askin, (2014) "Academic opinions of Wikipedia and open-access publishing", Online Information Review, Vol. 38 Iss: 3 http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?articleid=17108137
Purpose - This study examined academics’ awareness of and attitudes towards Wikipedia and open-access journals for academic publishing to better understand the perceived benefits and challenges of these models. Design/methodology/approach - Bases for analysis include comparison of the models, enumeration of their advantages and disadvantages, and investigation of Wikipedia’s web structure in terms of potential for academic publishing. A web survey was administered via department-based invitations and listservs. Findings - The survey results show that: 1) Wikipedia has perceived advantages and challenges in comparison to the open-access model; 2) the academic researchers’ increased familiarity is associated with increased comfort with these models; and 3) the academic researchers’ attitudes towards these models are associated with their familiarity, academic environment and professional status. Research limitations/implications - The major limitation of the study is sample size. The result of a power analysis with GPower shows that we could only detect big effects in this study at statistical power 0.95. We call for larger sample studies that look further into this topic. Originality/value - This study contributes to the increasing interest in adjusting methods of creating and disseminating academic knowledge by providing empirical evidence of the academics’ experiences and attitudes towards the open-access and Wikipedia publishing models. This paper provides a resource for researchers interested in scholarly communication and academic publishing, for research librarians, and for the academic community in general. STEPHEN B. ALAYON Data Bank Senior Information Assistant Library and Data Banking Services Section Training and Information Division Aquaculture Department (AQD) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) Tigbauan, Iloilo 5021 Philippines URL: http://www.seafdec.org.ph Telephone No.: 63 33 5119170 to 71 local 409 Fax No.: 63 33 5119174 Mobile Phone No.: 63 919 4506688 Email Add: [email protected], [email protected] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/filipinolibrarians. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
