1st Edition
Open Access in Theory and Practice The Theory-Practice Relationship and Openness
Part 1: Foundations: Open Access
Chapter 1: Open Access: Beginnings and Developments
Chapter 2: Open Access: Components and Relationships
Part 2: Foundations: Theory and Practice
Chapter 3: Theory: Definitions and Disciplines
Chapter 4: Theory and Practice: Relationships and Gaps
Part 3: Perspectives: Theory in Research
Chapter 5: Theory in Open Access Studies: Scoping and Analysing
Chapter 6: Theory in Open Access Studies: Using and Generating
Part 4: Perspectives: Theory in Action
Chapter 7: Theory in Open Access Practice: Theorising and Acting
Chapter 8: Theory in Open Access Practice: Engaging and Evading
Part 5: Integrations: Theory, Practice, and Open Access
Chapter 9: Theory and Practice: Barriers and Bridges
Chapter 10: Open Access: Debates and Priorities
Conclusion
Chapter 11: Conclusion: Open Access in Theory and Practice
Biography
Stephen Pinfield is Professor of Information Services Management, University of Sheffield, UK.
Simon Wakeling is a Lecturer at the School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
David Bawden is Professor of Information Science, City, University of London, UK
Lyn Robinson is Reader in Library and Information Science, City, University of London, UK
‘This book’s four authors have extensive practical and theoretical experience in library and information science and open access. The text’s 11 chapters provide understanding of open access, its origins, theory, and practice, and their relationship in the domain of open access publication and research dissemination. This book will interest funding agencies in addition to publishing and library constituencies. It is available in open access with a CC-BY license. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, and professionals." -- B. M. Pope, Pittsburg State University, CHOICE Review.
