Open Access Publishing and Researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences: Results of a Survey

Open access publishing represents an important change in the scientific publishing landscape. The degree to which authors embrace the new publishing model will affect the rate of change in scholarly communication. The stakeholders in this shift are many, but the two key groups invested in the success of open access publishing are the general public who funds science through taxes and the research community that relies on robust modes of communication to exchange and evaluate information. This survey examines government researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and assesses the attitudes and understandings they have about open access publishing.Master of Science in Library Scienc

Changing with the Times? Library Associations and New Librarians.

To determine what services and programs of national library associations are most valuable to newer librarians. As young librarians enter the workforce, many are deciding whether or not to join and become involved with library associations such as SLA, MLA, and their regional chapters. What they decide will become increasingly important to library associations as the traditional member base reaches retirement age. To determine what might attract younger librarians, a survey was emailed to various listservs to ascertain what services are considered most valuable