[Ipoa_forum_archiv] [IP-OA_Forum] Fwd: SCOAP3 latest news - SCOAP3 Global Partnership Meets and Decides

[Anja Lengenfelder <lengenfelder@mpdl.mpg.de>]

***Apologies for cross-posting***

Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

um die Information über den Start des SCOAP3-Konsortiums auch über diesen Kanal zu verbreiten, leite ich Ihnen eine E-Mail des CERN von Anfang der Woche weiter.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen,

Anja Lengenfelder
Max Planck Digital Library


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Betreff:	SCOAP3 latest news - SCOAP3 Global Partnership Meets and Decides
Weitersenden-Von:	<scoap3-infolist@cern.ch>
Datum:	Tue, 12 Apr 2011 07:48:45 -0500
Von:	<info@scoap3.org>
An:	<info@scoap3.org>

12/04/2011, SCOAP3 Global Partnership Meets and Decides to Move Forward!
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On April 6th 2011 representatives from institutions in the global SCOAP3
partnership convened to assess the progress of this Open Access
initiative.

Large publishers in the field, APS, Elsevier, IOPp, SISSA and Springer,
shared their opinions on the SCOAP3 model and their intention to
participate in a SCOAP3 tender aiming to convert to Open Access the
high-quality peer-reviewed literature in the field, conditional on
reassurances concerning the long-term sustainability of SCOAP3. SCOAP3
partners reaffirmed the importance of
a mutual understanding with the publishing industry on price reduction of
large subscription packages for partner libraries in countries that are
part of the initiative. All presentations, transcripts and videos are
available on the SCOAP3 web site.
<http://scoap3.org/events/scoap3-6April.html>

Delegates to the meeting heard statements from countries currently working
towards joining SCOAP3 and discussed the opportunities and challenges
ahead. The meeting reached consensus to move SCOAP3 towards an operational
phase. A first concrete step will be the start of a tendering process,
conditional on further countries and partners joining the SCOAP3
consortium. A steering committee, representing the broad cross-section of
the SCOAP3 partnership, is being formed to steer the initiative through
this and the following phases. A technical working group will assess
opportunities for price reduction for partner libraries.

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