Abstract:

This research investigates the awareness and utilization of Open Access(OA) of university professors, librarians and graduate students in Yunnan's universities by questionnaires.The results gained by the investigation indicate that the cognition of OA of professors and students in Yunnan's universities lags behind. Few of them are aware of and familiar with the OA. The factors which affect the utilization of OA are the higher expense of publications and the lower recognition of the research evaluation system. In order to raise the awareness and utilization of OA resources, the frequently used OA resources should be collected and assorted. The interlink of the OA needs to be put on the main page of each library which will facilitate the utilization of the university professors and students. How to use the OA resources in the bibliographic search courses will improve the realization and utilization of the OA among students. Besides, improving research evaluation system and reducing the cost of publication will promote the development of the OA.

Key words: higher education, Open Access, analysis and investigation