Newton ’ s First Law and ETDs : Scholarly Communication at a Liberal Arts University in Hong Kong (survey data)

This is the original data (anonymised) file from a faculty survey for the associated paper given at the 18th International Symposium on ElectonicTheses & Dissertations (4-6 Nov. 2015, New Delhi, India) Open Access electronic theses and dissertations are more and more common in universities. This Increase in visibility of early scholarship has prompted re-examination of the traditional publication process from researchers, librarians and post-graduate students. A number of recent studies have shed significant light on if an open access ETD will impact post-graduate students’ ability to publish findings derived from a thesis with an academic publisher. However, these studies have largely focused on publishers, researchers and post-graduates’ attitudes in the United Kingdom and North America. Two years after implementing an Open Access policy for ETDs at a university in East Asia, the author surveyed advisors of research post-graduates on their views regarding Open Access theses and their students’ future publishing prospects.

本数据集为第18届国际电子学位与论文研讨会（2015年11月4日至6日，印度新德里）相关论文配套的教师匿名原始调研数据文件。开放获取电子学位与论文（Open Access Electronic Theses and Dissertations, OA ETD）在高校中的应用愈发普遍。这类早期学术成果曝光度的提升，促使研究者、图书馆员以及研究生重新审视传统学术出版流程。近期多项研究已深入探讨开放获取电子学位与论文是否会影响研究生借助学术出版社发表学位研究成果的能力，但此类研究大多聚焦于英国与北美地区的出版社、研究者及研究生的态度。某东亚高校在实施电子学位与论文开放获取政策两年后，作者针对该校科研型研究生的指导教师开展调研，收集其对开放获取学位论文及学生未来出版前景的看法。