User Preference: Author Version Or No Access At All?
Amsciforum 2013-03-10
Summary:
If you really want to find out whether or not researchers are "happy"
with the author's refereed, accepted final draft *when they lack
access to the published version* you have to ask them that:
(1) "How often do you encounter online, in a search or otherwise, the
free author final draft of a potentially relevant article to which you
(or your institution) cannot afford paid full-text access?"
(2) "If you lack access to the published version of such a potentially
relevant article, would you prefer to have no access at all, or access
to the author's refereed, accepted final draft?"
(3) "If you would prefer access to the author draft over no access at
all, how strongly would you prefer it over no access at all?