Innovation in scholarly communication: Vision and projects from High-Energy Physics

Issue title: APE 2008 Academic Publishing in Europe, Quality and Publishing

Guest editors: Arnoud de Kemp

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Heuer, Rolf-Dieter^a | Holtkamp, Annette^a | Mele, Salvatore^b

Affiliations: [a] Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY, Notkestraße 85, D-22607 Hamburg, Germany | [b] CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research, CH1211, Genève 23, Switzerland

Abstract: Having always been at the forefront of information management and open access, High-Energy Physics (HEP) proves to be an ideal test-bed for innovations in scholarly communication including new information and communication technologies. Three selected topics of scholarly communication in High-Energy Physics are presented here: a new open access business model, SCOAP3, a world-wide sponsoring consortium for peer-reviewed HEP literature; the design, development and deployment of an e-infrastructure for information management; and the emerging debate on long-term preservation, re-use and (open) access to HEP data.

Keywords: Open access, data preservation, subject repository, high-energy physics

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-2008-0570

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 83-96, 2008