Scholarly Communication Practices in Humanities and Social Sciences: A Study of Researchers’ Attitudes and Awareness of Open Access

This paper examines issues relating to the perceptions and adoption of open access (OA) and institutional repositories. Using a survey research design, data was collected from academics and other researchers in the humanities, arts and social sciences (HASS) at a university in Australia. This study contributes to the growing literature on scholarly communication by offering evidence from the HASS field, where limited studies have been conducted. Based on their findings, the authors recommend that academic librarians engage with faculty through outreach and workshops to change perceptions of OA and the institutional repository.