Scenarios for interrupted access to Elsevier's journals

Background

The Association of universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) is negotiating a new contract with Elsevier that should include a significant step towards Open Access. For this process they need a clear view how scientists and students would cope with an interruption of their access to the latest articles in Elsevier journals.

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* 1. Are you

a researcher

a senior researcher

A PhD candidate, funded by a Dutch university

A PhD candidate, not funded by a Dutch university (e.g. "sandwich PhD")

Other (please specify)

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* 2. at which university? (more than one answer possible)

EUR Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam

KB Koninklijke Bibliotheek

OU Open Universiteit Nederland

RU Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen

RUG Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

TUD Technische Universiteit Delft

TUE Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

UL Universiteit Leiden

UM Universiteit Maastricht

UT Universiteit Twente

UU Universiteit Utrecht

UVA Universiteit van Amsterdam

UVT Tilburg University

VU Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

WUR Wageningen UR

Other (please specify)

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* 3. Which category best describes your discipline?

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* 4. How would you cope if you, and your colleagues in the Netherlands, would not have direct access to the latest articles from Elsevier journals?

I would request articles from one of the authors

I would ask a a favour from a colleague abroad

I would assume that I can find a version of the article, although not necessarily the latest

I would use the pay-per-view option for the articles that I need

I would look for other articles on the same subject that are accessible

I would check academic networks like ResearchGate, Academia.edu or Mendeley

I do not know

I will ask our our library because .....

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* 1. Are you

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* 2. at which university? (more than one answer possible)

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* 3. Which category best describes your discipline?

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* 4. How would you cope if you, and your colleagues in the Netherlands, would not have direct access to the latest articles from Elsevier journals?

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* 5. Do you see other options than the ones specified for questions 4? If yes, please specify