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Das Zeitschriftenmanagement Wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken Und Die Implikation Der Open-Access-Initiative DAS ZEITSCHRIFTENMANAGEMENT WISSENSCHAFTLICHER BIBLIOTHEKEN UND DIE IMPLIKATION DER OPEN-ACCESS-INITIATIVE Dissertation zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Doctor philosophiae (Dr. phil.) eingereicht an der Philosophischen Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin von Miriam Judith Albers geb. Lorenz Präsidentin der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst Dekanin: Prof. Dr. Gabriele Metzler Gutachter/in: 1. Prof. Dr. Peter Schirmbacher 2. Prof. Dr. Simone Fühles-Ubach Datum der Einreichung: 18.07.2017 Datum der Disputation:17.10.2017 I Inhalt Zusammenfassung .................................................................................................................. IV Abstract .................................................................................................................................... V Danksagung ............................................................................................................................. VI Abkürzungsverzeichnis ........................................................................................................ VII Tabellenverzeichnis ................................................................................................................. X Abbildungsverzeichnis ........................................................................................................... XI 1 Einleitung ............................................................................................................................. 1 2 Merkmale des Zeitschriftenmanagements Wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken ................ 8 2.1 Definition und Funktion von wissenschaftlichen Zeitschriften ...................................... 9 2.2 Markt der wissenschaftlichen Subskriptionszeitschriften: Angebotsmodelle und Nachfrageentwicklung .................................................................................................. 13 2.2.1 Marktbeschreibung ........................................................................................... 14 2.2.2 Kosten und Preis ............................................................................................... 20 2.2.3 Bezugsform ....................................................................................................... 25 2.2.4 Bündelung ......................................................................................................... 27 2.2.5 Bezugsweg ........................................................................................................ 30 2.3 Aufgaben von Wissenschaftlichen Bibliotheken .......................................................... 34 2.4 Prozesse des Zeitschriftenmanagements Wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken ................. 38 2.4.1 Definition und Arbeitsabläufe .......................................................................... 39 2.4.2 Interne Einflussfaktoren.................................................................................... 44 2.4.3 Externe Einflussfaktoren .................................................................................. 45 2.4.3.1 Bedarfe der Wissenschaftler ............................................................................. 49 2.4.3.2 Aufgaben von wissenschaftlichen Verlagen ..................................................... 56 2.5 Fazit: Bedarfskonformität des Zeitschriftenmanagements ........................................... 60 3 Merkmale von Open-Access-Publikationen .................................................................... 69 3.1 Definition, Motivation und Varianten .......................................................................... 70 3.2 (Nullpreis-)Markt von Open-Access-Publikationen ..................................................... 74 3.2.1 Marktbeschreibung ........................................................................................... 75 3.2.2 Angebotsmodelle aus Perspektive von Lesern und Bibliotheken..................... 77 3.2.3 Angebotsmodelle aus Perspektive von Autoren und Publikationsunterstützern81 3.2.3.1 Green OA .......................................................................................................... 83 3.2.3.2 Gold OA............................................................................................................ 86 3.3 Open Access und Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken ...................................................... 94 3.3.1 Umsetzungsmöglichkeiten und -praxis ............................................................ 95 3.3.2 Interne Einflussfaktoren.................................................................................... 99 II 3.3.3 Externe Einflussfaktoren ................................................................................ 101 3.3.3.1 Politische Rahmenbedingungen...................................................................... 102 3.3.3.2 Wahrnehmung von Open-Access-Publikationsformen durch Autoren .......... 105 3.3.3.3 Reaktionen wissenschaftlicher Verlage auf die Open-Access-Initiative ........ 110 3.4 Fazit: Bedarfskonformität von Open-Access-Publikationen ...................................... 112 4 Open Access im Zeitschriftenmanagement ................................................................... 123 4.1 Hypothesen und Forschungsdesign ............................................................................ 123 4.1.1 Forschungs- und operationalisierte Hypothesen ............................................. 123 4.1.2 Methodenauswahl ........................................................................................... 126 4.1.3 Stichprobe ....................................................................................................... 128 4.1.4 Fragebogenkonzeption .................................................................................... 131 4.2 Durchführung ............................................................................................................. 134 4.2.1 Feldphase ........................................................................................................ 134 4.2.2 Rücklauf und Teilnehmer ............................................................................... 140 4.2.2.1 Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken ................................................................. 140 4.2.2.2 Wissenschaftliche Verlage ......................................................................... 145 4.2.3 Auswertungsdesign ......................................................................................... 151 4.3 Ergebnisse ................................................................................................................... 152 4.3.1 Berücksichtigung von Open Access im Zeitschriftenmanagement ................ 153 4.3.1.1 Prozesse im Zeitschriftenmanagement ...................................................... 154 4.3.1.2 Bewertung von Lizenz- und Open-Access-Zugangsmodellen .................. 167 4.3.2 Mögliche Einflussfaktoren.............................................................................. 171 4.3.2.1 Wirtschaftliche Situation ........................................................................... 173 4.3.2.2 Kontakt mit Verlagen ................................................................................. 179 4.3.2.3 Zufriedenheit .............................................................................................. 185 4.3.3 Perspektiven von Open Access im Zeitschriftenmanagement........................ 191 4.3.3.1 Wahrnehmung von Open Access ............................................................... 192 4.3.3.2 Entwicklungsperspektiven von Open Access ............................................ 200 4.4 Falsifizierung der Forschungshypothese .................................................................... 204 5 Fazit................................................................................................................................... 211 Literaturverzeichnis ............................................................................................................. 221 Anhang A .............................................................................................................................. 267 Anhang B ............................................................................................................................... 289 Anhang C bis E ..................................................................................................................... 310 Selbstständigkeitserklärung ................................................................................................ 311 III Zusammenfassung Der Bedarf an unselbständiger Literatur hat sich, auch durch die Etablierung von elektroni- schen Zeitschriften, verändert und vergrößert. Aktuelle Versuche, dem umfassenden Bedarf des wissenschaftlichen Lesers in einem unvollkommenen Markt der Subskriptionszeitschrif- ten durch Paketlizenzierung und Bündelung der Interessen in Konsortien zu begegnen, sind nicht ausreichend. Die Open-Access(OA)-Initiative, mit dem Konzept der freien Veröffentli- chung von wissenschaftlichen Publikationen und dem Ziel des freien Zugangs zu diesen Pub- likationen, sollte hier die Lösung, vor allem für die finanziellen Limitationen der Bibliothe- ken, sein. Vor diesem Hintergrund wird in der vorliegenden Arbeit geprüft, inwiefern deutsche Wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken OA-Publikationen im Zeitschriftenmanagement und damit Zeitschriftenbestand berücksichtigen. Wesentlicher Gegenstand zur Beantwortung der Forschungsfrage
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