[sc-announce] SCOAP3's Jens Vigen: opening access on a global scale -- Science Commons blog

Donna Wentworth dwentworth at creativecommons.org
Mon Jun 30 16:02:01 EDT 2008


 SCOAP3's Jens Vigen: opening access on a global scale

June 30th, 2008<http://sciencecommons.org/weblog/archives/2008/06/30/scoap3s-jens-vigen-opening-access-on-a-global-scale/>
by
dwentworth

Among the biggest challenges for opening
access<http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/overview.htm> to
scientific research is developing sustainable ways to fund it.
CERN<http://public.web.cern.ch/Public/Welcome.html>
's SCOAP3 <http://www.scoap3.org/> has been a global trailblazer, setting up
a system where funding bodies and libraries contribute to the consortium,
which pays centrally for peer review. The
INIST<http://www.inist.fr/index_en.php>
-CNRS <http://www.cnrs.fr/> in France has a new
interview<http://openaccess.inist.fr/article.php3?id_article=139> with
Jens Vigen, scientific information officer and director of the CERN
library. Vigen explains how SCOAP3 came to be, discusses the principles
behind the funding system and where the project is headed next.

Excerpt (from the Google English
translation<http://translate.google.com/translate?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&u=http%3a%2f%2fopenaccess%2einist%2efr%2farticle%2ephp3%3fid%5farticle%3d139>
):

Three elements were important in [CERN launching SCOAP3]: our long tradition
of [pre-print publishing], the fact that the Open Access movement among
librarians [had] gained momentum since 2003 and the fact that some journals
in particle physics models already offered free access long before the
concept [was widely] accepted. CERN, which supported and supports these
journals, decided to respond to this moment. A briefing was held in
September 2005, with researchers to explain the movement and [raise]
awareness, then a two-day seminar in late 2005, with those involved in
science communication: publishers, funding agencies and researchers.
Following this meeting, a task force was set up bringing together
publishers, representatives of agencies and researchers. Their discussions
led to the model of sponsorship.

In a few weeks, Science Commons will hold a free, open
workshop<http://sciencecommons.org/events/esof-satellite-event/>
 featuring Vigen and
others<http://sciencecommons.org/events/esof-satellite-event/program/>
who
are leading the charge for open access to scientific rsearch. The workshop,
held July 16-17 in conjunction with ESOF 2008 <http://www.esof2008.org/> in
Barcelona, Spain, is aimed at defining the foundational principles to foster
the growth of open science <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_science>
worldwide. Vigen
will talk about the state of open access in nations across the globe, as
well as offering his perspective on strategies to take the movement to the
next level.

If you plan to join us, we encourage you to register
here<http://sciencecommons.org/events/esof-satellite-event/registration/>.
If you have questions, please let us know <science at creativecommons.org>. We
hope to see you there.
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