Open access and COUNTER usage: Hybrid OA impact on a Private Liberal Arts College

The popularity of open access (OA) publications has increased in recent years. This situation leads to several pertinent questions for academic libraries: Is the rapid expansion of OA availability negatively affecting their COUNTER usage reports? And, as a consequence, is the increasing accessibilit...

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Published in:Information services & use 2023-12, Vol.43 (3-4), p.373-380
Main Author: Hlasten, Yuimi
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The popularity of open access (OA) publications has increased in recent years. This situation leads to several pertinent questions for academic libraries: Is the rapid expansion of OA availability negatively affecting their COUNTER usage reports? And, as a consequence, is the increasing accessibility of OA publications prompting academic libraries to reconsider their subscriptions to traditional, subscription-based resources? The primary objective of this paper is to investigate the impact of hybrid OA growth on Denison University’s subscribed e-resource usage and to illuminate the potential effects of OA on academic library subscriptions.
ISSN:0167-5265
1875-8789
DOI:10.3233/ISU-230206