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

Abstract

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.