IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/gam/jpubli/v11y2023i1p9-d1072244.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Characteristics of European Universities That Participate in Library Crowdfunding Initiatives for Open Access Monographs

Author

Listed:
  • Mirela Roncevic

    (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia)

Abstract

The aim of the study was to identify the traits of 100 European universities across 26 countries that did or did not support one particular library crowdfunding initiative for open access (OA) monographs over the past few years. By relying on the rankings of four sources, including THE, ARWU, QS, and Leiden, the study identifies some of the traits of the universities that have shown strong interest in the model by already taking part in an established library crowdfunding initiative, as well as those that may play a vital role in its sustainability. The study’s results show that the institutions that are likely to participate in library crowdfunding initiatives for OA monographs may be defined as highly ranked and produce research in quantity, quantity, relevance, and timeliness. The study’s key revelation is the high academic standing of the institutions that rarely participate in one crowdfunding initiative. These institutions may not be as “international” in their outlooks, but they stand out for their high-quality and significant research output. As such, they may accelerate the model’s adoption with more consistent participation in library crowdfunding.

Suggested Citation

  • Mirela Roncevic, 2023. "Characteristics of European Universities That Participate in Library Crowdfunding Initiatives for Open Access Monographs," Publications, MDPI, vol. 11(1), pages 1-23, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jpubli:v:11:y:2023:i:1:p:9-:d:1072244
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6775/11/1/9/pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6775/11/1/9/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:gam:jpubli:v:11:y:2023:i:1:p:9-:d:1072244. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: MDPI Indexing Manager (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.mdpi.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.