Libraries Can Make Open Access Happen Today by Simply Redirecting Subscription Funds: An Update on the SCOAP3 Initiative

This article reviews the SCOAP3 initiative which aims to redirect the subscription funds used for the core journals in High Energy Physics, to make them Open Access. This model re-interprets the role of librarians in the Open Access debate. As they are the pivot of the current system, by keeping the...

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Autores principales: Gentil-Beccot, Anne, Schimmer, Ralf
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: 2008
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Information Transfer and Management
Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1151292
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description This article reviews the SCOAP3 initiative which aims to redirect the subscription funds used for the core journals in High Energy Physics, to make them Open Access. This model re-interprets the role of librarians in the Open Access debate. As they are the pivot of the current system, by keeping the lifeblood of scientific information flowing to their scientists, the authors argue that they are the best placed to make it change and take advantage of it.
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spelling cern-11512922019-09-30T06:29:59Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/1151292engGentil-Beccot, AnneSchimmer, RalfLibraries Can Make Open Access Happen Today by Simply Redirecting Subscription Funds: An Update on the SCOAP3 InitiativeInformation Transfer and ManagementThis article reviews the SCOAP3 initiative which aims to redirect the subscription funds used for the core journals in High Energy Physics, to make them Open Access. This model re-interprets the role of librarians in the Open Access debate. As they are the pivot of the current system, by keeping the lifeblood of scientific information flowing to their scientists, the authors argue that they are the best placed to make it change and take advantage of it.CERN-OPEN-2008-027oai:cds.cern.ch:11512922008-11-01
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Libraries Can Make Open Access Happen Today by Simply Redirecting Subscription Funds: An Update on the SCOAP3 Initiative
title Libraries Can Make Open Access Happen Today by Simply Redirecting Subscription Funds: An Update on the SCOAP3 Initiative
title_full Libraries Can Make Open Access Happen Today by Simply Redirecting Subscription Funds: An Update on the SCOAP3 Initiative
title_fullStr Libraries Can Make Open Access Happen Today by Simply Redirecting Subscription Funds: An Update on the SCOAP3 Initiative
title_full_unstemmed Libraries Can Make Open Access Happen Today by Simply Redirecting Subscription Funds: An Update on the SCOAP3 Initiative
title_short Libraries Can Make Open Access Happen Today by Simply Redirecting Subscription Funds: An Update on the SCOAP3 Initiative
title_sort libraries can make open access happen today by simply redirecting subscription funds: an update on the scoap3 initiative
topic Information Transfer and Management
url http://cds.cern.ch/record/1151292
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