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Assessing the Value of Open Access Information Systems: Making a Case for Community-Based Sustainability Models

Author
Rieger, Oya Y.
Abstract
In 2010, the Cornell University Library adopted a new business model to broaden the funding base for arXiv.org. Although this community-based interim model has garnered strong support, it also generated a range of questions in regard to the sustainability of open access online resources with a global user base such as arXiv. Making a case for such systems requires more than reliance on common quantitative measures that indicate submission and usage, statistics. Based on a sociotechnical systems approach, this article proposes a set of principles with which to evaluate return on investment as we consider the sustainability of open access subject repositories.
Date Issued
2011Publisher
Journal of Library Administration
Subject
scholarly communication, open access, publishing, arXiv, sustainability
Previously Published As
Oya Y. Rieger (2011): Assessing the Value of Open Access Information Systems: Making a Case for Community-Based Sustainability Models, Journal of Library Administration, 51:5-6, 485-506
Type
periodical