[BOAI] Re: Announcement of a new Centre for research and development in open access communications at the University of Nottingham

[Usha Munshi]

Great to know about setting up of this unique centre.  It will
definitely provide impetus  to endeavours that support and promote
enhanced access scholarly communications.

Usha Mujoo Munshi

On 6/5/09, Peter Suber <peters at earlham.edu> wrote:
> [Forwarding from Bill Hubbard.  --Peter Suber.]
>
>
> For release Friday, 5th June 2009
>
> Announcement of a new Centre for research and development in open access
> communications at the University of Nottingham
>
> The way that research is communicated around the world is changing rapidly,
> opening access for more people to more research than has been available
> before. This brings change, challenges and exciting opportunities for
> authors, investigators and others in the research process.
>
> The SHERPA team at the University of Nottingham are pleased to announce the
> formation of a new research centre -- the Centre for Research
> Communications (CRC). This will be based at the University and will help to
> support and inform these changes and new ideas.  The CRC will house the
> portfolio of open access projects, services and initiatives currently
> undertaken by the University.
>
> These include the home of the SHERPA partnership; the open access services
> RoMEO, Juliet and OpenDOAR; the Repositories Support Project (RSP), and the
> University contribution to the European and international projects DRIVER,
> Dart-Europe and NECOBELAC. Project and service funders include JISC, the
> European Commission, the Wellcome Trust and SPARCEurope. The CRC will also
> act as a focus for new work in the area both within the University and
> nationally.
>
> Bill Hubbard has been appointed as Head of the CRC:  "We aim to develop
> innovative research and development activities across the whole field of
> research communication. This is an exciting time for authors and
> researchers. We are beginning to leave behind straightforward electronic
> analogues of our centuries-old print world and realise the possibilities of
> new and far richer forms of research communication."
>
> The SHERPA team and others will be working over the coming weeks to
> establish the CRC and promote its activities -- more details soon!
>
>
> Contact:
> Bill Hubbard
> Centre for Research Communications
> crc at nottingham.ac.uk
>
> Centre for Research Communications
> Greenfield Medical Library
> University of Nottingham
> Queens Medical Centre
> Nottingham
> NG7 2UH
> UK
>
> Email  crc at nottingham.ac.uk
> Tel  +44(0)  115  846 7657
> Fax  +44(0)  115  846 8244
>
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