What is SCOAP3? How does it work?

SCOAP3 Forum 2014

The SCOAP3 partnership held two webinars on November 18, 2014 to outline the achievements to date, discuss the status of the initiative and its future plans.

Each two-hour webinar was attended by representatives from libraries, funding agencies and publishers and covered:

  • General introduction and current status of the SCOAP3 partnership and operations
  • Introduction to the SCOAP3 repository and functionalities (especially for libraries)
  • Outlook and future developments of SCOAP3

Materials from the webinar are available here:

Slides: Webinar Nov 2014

Recording of the webinar:

Recording by section:

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: History, Business Model and Operations

Part 2 – Q&A Session

Part 3: Repository Services

Part 3 – Q&A Session

Part 4: A Forward Look

Final Q&A Session