Self-Archiving Adoption in Legal Scholarly Communication: Are We There Yet?

Autor/in	Wang, Fang
Titel	Self-Archiving Adoption in Legal Scholarly Communication: Are We There Yet?
Quelle	(2022), (80 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ph.D. Dissertation, The Florida State University
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	979-8-3776-2107-2
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Law Schools; Legal Education (Professions); College Faculty; Teacher Attitudes; Technology Uses in Education; Archives; Positive Attitudes; Open Educational Resources; Access to Information; Barriers; Library Services; Law Libraries + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Juristischer Beruf; Fakultät; Lehrerverhalten; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Archivwesen; Archiv; Bibliotheksarbeit
Abstract	This study examines the research and scholarship sharing and dissemination practices in an online environment among law school faculty. Guided by one of the most widely used technology usage and adoption models, Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT), it investigates law school professors' attitudes and perceptions toward self-archiving and subsequent adoption and usage behavior through a qualitative research design of semi-structured interviews. The findings indicate that participants generally have very positive attitudes towards Open Access (OA) and are in favor of supporting self-archiving and OA practice despite lacking knowledge of the subject. The majority of the participants use the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) for self-archiving which appears to be an "industry standard" in legal academia. Other platforms the participants choose to self-archive include institutional repositories, ResearchGate, Academia.edu, personal websites, institutional websites, and research consortium websites. Research confirms the accuracy of UTAUT's concepts for understanding motivation factors for self-archiving among law school faculty; the findings further identify additional emerging concepts and also barriers and concerns law professors have regarding OA and self-archiving. This study helps to fill the research gap and understand the self-archiving social phenomenon within an under-studied user group therefore supports libraries with improving current services, ensuring effective advocacy, and engaging potential initiatives regarding scholarly communication in the legal profession. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01