The UC Office of Scholarly Communication has released the report "Faculty Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Scholarly Communication: Survey Findings from the University Of California." The report analyzes over 1,100 survey responses covering all ten UC campuses and all UC disciplines and tenure-track faculty ranks. As noted in the press release: "The survey reveals deep concern about the health of scholarly communication, especially in its relationship to promotion and tenure."
Selected findings from the Executive Summary:
• The current tenure and promotion system impedes changes in faculty behavior.
• Faculty tend to see scholarly communication problems as affecting others, but not themselves.
• The disconnect between attitude and behavior is acute with regard to copyright.
• The Arts and Humanities disciplines may be the most fertile disciplines for University-sponsored initiatives in scholarly communication.
• Senior faculty may be the most fertile targets for innovation in scholarly communication.
The complete summary and report is available at:
http://osc.universityofcalifornia.edu/responses/activities.html