Supporting Effective Communication and Workflows in Social Science Research

"Information discovery is not the only problem. Access also continues to be a problem when institutions cannot afford to expand collections or they need to cancel titles, and whilst Open Access has the potential to solve some of these problems, it was recognised that there is a lot of education needed when it comes to the concept. There is a need for educating researchers at all levels about what open access means and how it works. Too often researchers are unaware of the difference between Open Access and “free”, associating Open Access with low quality. If such misperceptions are to be overcome it is essential that big names in research in the humanities and social sciences are persuaded to publish in newer Open Access outlets...."