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SCOAP3 for Books: Access to the first Open Access books
At the beginning of September 2021, the first SCOAP3 Open Access books were made available. More info.
The first transformative agreements with Emerald and Taylor & Francis
The National Library of Technology signed, through the CzechELib project, the first transformative agreements with the option of publishing in Open Access with the publishers Emerald Publishing and Taylor & Francis Group. Read more.
Outcome of the SCOAP3 for Books working group meeting
In 2020, the SCOAP3 for Books working group announced a tender for the transfer of approximately 78 of the most useful pre-selected titles to Open Access. Compared to the original assumptions, there were several changes after the first round of the tender. Read more.
Project timeline
Project Kick-off
Development of pilot system for purchasing, securing, managing and evaluating EIRs.
Elaboration of basic project methodologies.
Preparation of basic legal documents.
Management of purchase and access to key EIRs for member institutions
Monitoring of EIRs use.
Negotiation of funding of EIRs purchase from 2021
Evaluation of the benefits of the CzechELib project. Recommendations for the future.
End of the project and evaluation.
Last execution report and financial settlement.
Termination of financial support for the CzechELib project from Operational Programme Research, Development and Education
CzechELib is part of the project of the National Centre for Information Support of Research, Development, and Innovation- NCIS R&D&I, funded from the state budget.