Good news - especially good to see CRKN on the list of SCOAP3 supporters!
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From: Jennifer McLennan <jennifer@xxxxxxx> Date: April 28, 2009 4:10:45 PM GMT+01:00 To: "SPARC Open Access Forum" <SPARC-OAForum@xxxxxxx>Subject: [SOAF] SPARC and ACRL release new SCOAP3 FAQ - More libraries commit to innovative new proposal with answers to key questionsReply-To: "SPARC Open Access Forum" <SPARC-OAForum@xxxxxxx>
For immediate release April 28, 2009 For more information, contact: Jennifer McLennan, SPARC (202) 296-2296 ext. 121 jennifer [at] arl [dot] org Kara Malenfant, ACRL (312) 280-2510 kmalenfant [at] acrl [dot] org SPARC and ACRL release new SCOAP3 FAQMore libraries commit to innovative new proposal with answers to key questionsWashington, DC and Chicago, IL – April 28, 2009 – Key details about the SCOAP3 innovative proposal to change the dynamics of publi shing in High-Energy Physics are highlighted in a new set of Frequen tly Asked Questions (FAQs) from SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and the Association of College and Res earch Libraries (ACRL).SCOAP3, the Sponsoring Consortium for Open Access in Particle Physics Publishing, currently depends on expressions of interest from the U.S. library community before the experiment can move ahead. The proposal is currently supported by more than 100 U.S. libraries, by the Canadian Research Knowledge Network, and by libraries, consortia and funding agencies in 18 other countries.Prepared in consultation with SCOAP3 and members of SPARC and ACRL, the FAQs aim to support U.S. libraries in evaluating their commitment to SCOAP3, and to clarify for all libraries details of the proposal and how the new model is intended to work. Issues addressed in the document include:• What is SCOAP3’s business model?• Why is it important for the library community to support the mo del? • What are some of the benefits it is hoped the model will achiev e?• What can my library do to support SCOAP3? • What will be the relationship between arXiv and SCOAP3? • How can public universities legally participate in the project? • Which libraries & library consortia have committed to SCOAP3?SPARC and ACRL both urge members to consider joining the SCOAP3 effort and issuing expressions of interest. Expressions of interest are not binding and do not entail at this point a commitment to pay.Early review of the FAQs has already led several libraries to join.To view the complete, 19-point document, visit http://www.arl.org/sparc/publications/papers/scoap3_09april.shtml .To submit an Expression of Interest, visit http://tinyurl.com/ SCOAP3us.# SPARCSPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800 academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. SPARC’s advocacy, educationa l and publisher partnership programs encourage expanded disseminatio n of research. SPARC is on the Web at http://www.arl.org/sparc/.ACRLThe Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), represents more than 13,000 academic and research librarians and interested individuals. It is the only individual membership organization in North America that develops programs, products and services to meet the unique needs of academic and research librarians. Its initiatives enable the higher education community to understand the role that academic libraries play in the teaching, learning and research environments.-- -------------------------- Jennifer McLennan Director of Communications SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition) http://www.arl.org/sparc (202) 296-2296 ext 121 jennifer@xxxxxxx Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail.
