ARL, the Association of Research Libraries, has published in its Bimonthly Report, no. 257 (April 2008) an essay by Ivy Anderson encouraging libraries to support SCOAP3. The essay remarks the...
Material from recent SCOAP3 events is now online: Slides from the July 11th forum at ALA Slides from the June 14th forum at SLA Slides and video of the June...
On February 29, 2008 the University of California at Berkeley hosted the US SCOAP3 focal meeting, aimed at fostering broad consensus and involvement from the leading US libraries and library...
...research in high-energy physics across leading journals in the discipline, and include a novel mechanism to provide financial incentives to participating publishers to improve aspects of their service, which will...
...Access to leading high-quality, peer-reviewed journals in High-Energy Physics (HEP). SCOAP3 acknowledges services of publishers of these journals – quality assurance in the publication process (peer review and editorial services)...
...recognized that “free access for readers does not mean writing or publishing is free”, adding that “for open access to scientific publications and data, the benefits definitely outweigh the costs”...
...work. This is a refreshing and encouraging approach, and one that should serve research well.” Caltech joins fast-growing list of U.S. libraries who have joined SCOAP3 in the recent days....
...steps to see if this can be put into practice for important journal content”. OhioLINK joins a fast-growing number of U.S institutions which have pledged to re-direct their subscriptions to...
...consists of 16 countries in Europe, Australasia and the Middle East and a fast-growing number of U.S. libraries and library consortia. In one year of fund-raising the SCOAP3 initiative has...
...and fast dissemination of research output and to ensure the rights of public access to knowledge. Open access is also an effective means for science and research to support education,...