<div>Here is the kind of "<a href="http://www.google.ca/search?q=membership+gold+blogurl%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fopenaccess.eprints.org%2F&hl=en&lr=&c2coff=1&safe=active&biw=1181&bih=755&sa=X&ei=QGLKUIAkyq3QAc2FgeAD&ved=0CCIQpwUoBw&source=lnt&tbs=cdr%3A1%2Ccd_min%3A2000%2Ccd_max%3A2013&tbm=blg">membership</a>" deal Nottingham has just signed:</div>
<div><div><br></div><div>"All you can publish" for a year, from a no-track-record journal with Mr William Martin Modrow and Mr Dan Scott as its editors and a team of web-recruited volunteers. </div><div><br></div>
<div>For years I and others had been repeating: "The purpose of OA is to free peer-reviewed research from access-tolls, not to free research from peer review."</div><div><br></div><div>Finch's folly looks like it's instead steering (some) UK institutions toward the latter.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Lay back, consider social science research, and think of England...</div><div><br></div><div>Stevan Harnad<br><div><div><br></div><div><table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="700" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);font-size:small;width:690px;font-family:sans-serif,'Times New Roman','Adobe Garamond Pro';margin:0px;padding:0px">
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<font size="1"><a href="http://www.lib.fsu.edu/about/contact/index.html">http://www.lib.fsu.edu/about/contact/index.html</a></font></h4><h4 style="font-size:1.5em;margin:0.75em 1em 0.25em 0em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase">
<em style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none">Dan Scott, </em><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none">Founder and Director of Social Sciences Directory, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none">United Kingdom</span></h4>
<h4 style="font-size:1.5em;margin:0.75em 1em 0.25em 0em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-transform:uppercase"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank">EDITORS</a></h4>
<ol style="font-size:15px;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Mr William Martin Modrow</a>, Florida State University, United States</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Mr Dan Scott</a></li>
</ol></div><div style="color:rgb(17,17,17);text-align:left;font-size:15px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><h4 style="margin:0.75em 1em 0.25em 0em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.5em;text-transform:uppercase">
SECTION EDITORS</h4><ol style="margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Mr William Martin Modrow</a>, Florida State University, United States</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Dr Alison Bancroft</a>, France</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Professor Monroe Friedman</a>, Eastern Michigan University, United States</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Professor Dimitris Kamsaris</a>, UGSM-Monarch Business School, Switzerland</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Dr Shivaji Dhondiram Sargar</a>, Mahatma Phule A.S.C.College, Panvel Affiliated to University of Mumbai., India</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Dr Reetha Menon</a>, MOP Vaishnav College for Women, Chennai, India</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Professor Sangeeta Sharma</a>, University of Rajasthan, India</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Professor Sonal Malhotra</a>, MMEC, India</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Dr Catherine Gakii Murungi</a>, Kenyatta University, Kenya</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Dr Gareth Crabtree</a>, United Kingdom</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Dr Arup Barman</a>, Assam University, Silchar, India</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Dr Pacha Malyadri</a>, Government degree college Osmania university, India</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Dr. Krishna Murari Singh</a>, Indian Council of Agricultural Research</li>
<li style="list-style:none;margin-left:0px;padding-left:0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/about/editorialTeam" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Dr Peter Forster</a>, University of Worcester, United Kingdom</li>
</ol></div></div><div><h2 style="margin:0em 1em 0.5em 0em;padding-top:0.5em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgb(17,17,17);text-align:left">MEMBERSHIPS</h2><div style="text-align:left;margin:0px;padding:0.5em 0px 0px;font-size:0.7em;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(0,102,153);color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<h3 style="margin:0em 1em 0.25em 0em;padding-top:0.75em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:1.8em;text-transform:uppercase">INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP</h3><p style="margin:1em 0px">Institutions that have a large number of authors that wish/are likely to submit papers, may well benefit from purchasing an Institutional Membership to Social Sciences Directory. The cost is GBP2,000 (plus VAT). This will allow an unlimited number of published manuscripts (subject to adherence with our Guidelines for Authors and a satisfactory review), for a period of twelve months.<br>
<br>The current currency conversion is calculated as being US$3,000 and EUR2,400. All prices are subject to VAT @ 20% unless exempt.<br><br>Social Sciences Directory uses an automated payment system via PayPal. If you would prefer to pay by Bank Transfer, please contact us at info [at] <a href="http://socialsciencesdirectory.com" target="_blank">socialsciencesdirectory.com</a>.<br>
Cost 2400.00 (GBP)</p><p style="margin:1em 0px"><br></p><p style="margin:1em 0px"></p><h2 style="margin:0em 1em 0.5em 0em;padding-top:0.5em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;text-transform:uppercase">
ARCHIVES</h2><div style="margin:0px;padding:0.5em 0px 0px;font-size:0.7em;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(0,102,153)"><div style="float:left;width:548px"><h3 style="margin:0em 1em 0.25em 0em;padding-top:0.75em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:1.8em;text-transform:uppercase">
2012</h3><div style="clear:left"><h4 style="margin:0.75em 1em 0.25em 0em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.5em;text-transform:uppercase"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/issue/view/24" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">VOL 1 (2012): PRE-PUBLICATION ISSUE</a></h4>
<div><p style="margin:1em 0px">This issue is both for test purposes and also contains information about Social Sciences Directory, including a</p><ul style="margin:0.25em 0px 0.75em;padding:0px 0px 0px 2.5em"><li>Letter from the Editor</li>
<li>Open letter to the academic community</li><li>Powerpoint presentation</li><li>4pp marketing brochure</li></ul><p style="margin:1em 0px">We hope you enjoy it and find it interesting. If you have any questions, please email us at <strong>info [at] <a href="http://socialsciencesdirectory.com" target="_blank">socialsciencesdirectory.com</a></strong>.</p>
</div></div><div style="clear:left"><h4 style="margin:0.75em 1em 0.25em 0em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:1.5em;text-transform:uppercase"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/issue/view/1" target="_blank" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">VOL 1, NO 1 (2012)</a></h4>
<div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span dir="ltr"><</span><b>From:</b> Dan Scott <<a href="mailto:dan.scott@socialsciencesdirectory.com" target="_blank">dan.scott@socialsciencesdirectory.com</a>></div>
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BROWSE AUTHOR INDEX</h2><div id="content" style="text-align:left;margin:0px;padding:0.5em 0px 0px;font-size:0.7em;border-top-width:1px;border-top-style:dotted;border-top-color:rgb(0,102,153);color:rgb(17,17,17);font-family:Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">
<p style="margin:1em 0px"><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=A" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">A</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=B" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">B</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=C" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">C</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=D" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">D</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=E" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">E</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=F" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">F</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=G" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">G</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=H" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">H</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=I" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">I</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=J" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">J</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=K" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">K</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=L" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">L</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=M" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">M</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=N" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">N</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=O" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">O</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=P" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">P</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=Q" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Q</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=R" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">R</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=S" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">S</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=T" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">T</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=U" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">U</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=V" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">V</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=W" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">W</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=X" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">X</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=Y" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Y</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors?searchInitial=Z" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Z</a> <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)"><strong>All</strong></a></p>
<div id="authors"><div id="F"><h3 style="margin:0em 1em 0.25em 0em;padding-top:0.75em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:1.8em;text-transform:uppercase">F</h3></div><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Peter&middleName=&lastName=Forster&affiliation=University%20of%20Worcester&country=GB" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Forster, Peter</a>, University of Worcester <br>
<div id="M"><h3 style="margin:0em 1em 0.25em 0em;padding-top:0.75em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:1.8em;text-transform:uppercase">M</h3></div><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Bill&middleName=&lastName=Modrow&affiliation=Florida%20State%20University%3B%20editor-in-chief%20of%20Social%20Sciences%20Directory&country=US" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Modrow, Bill</a>, Florida State University; editor-in-chief of Social Sciences Directory <br>
<a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Mary&middleName=&lastName=Morris&affiliation=Charles%20Darwin%20University&country=AU" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Morris, Mary</a>, Charles Darwin University <br>
<div id="S"><h3 style="margin:0em 1em 0.25em 0em;padding-top:0.75em;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:normal;font-size:1.8em;text-transform:uppercase">S</h3></div><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Dan&middleName=&lastName=Scott&affiliation=Founder%20and%20Director%20of%20Social%20Sciences%20Directory&country=GB" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Scott, Dan</a>, Founder and Director of Social Sciences Directory <br>
<a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Dan&middleName=&lastName=Scott&affiliation=&country=GB" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Scott, Dan</a> <br>
<a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Dan&middleName=&lastName=Scott&affiliation=Founder%20and%20Director%20of%20Social%20Sciences%20Directory%20Limited&country=GB" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Scott, Dan</a>, Founder and Director of Social Sciences Directory Limited <br>
<a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Dan&middleName=&lastName=Scott&affiliation=Social%20Sciences%20Directory%20Limited&country=GB" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Scott, Dan</a>, Social Sciences Directory Limited <br>
<a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Dan&middleName=&lastName=Scott&affiliation=&country=" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Scott, Dan</a> <br>
<a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Manju&middleName=&lastName=Sharma&affiliation=University%20of%20Rajasthan&country=IN" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Sharma, Manju</a>, University of Rajasthan <br>
<a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Sangeeta&middleName=&lastName=Sharma&affiliation=University%20of%20Rajasthan&country=IN" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Sharma, Sangeeta</a>, University of Rajasthan <br>
<a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/index.php/socscidir/search/authors/view?firstName=Sudhanshu&middleName=&lastName=Sharma&affiliation=SK%20Homeopathic%20Medical%20College&country=IN" style="text-decoration:none;color:rgb(0,102,153)">Sharma, Sudhanshu</a>, SK Homeopathic Medical College <br>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt">Hello and welcome</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:17px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;line-height:17px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt">If you have got as far as opening this document, Im guessing that something about Social Sciences Directory has sparked your interest. Im grateful and I hope that you will have the time to take a look around the site, read some of the documents & <span class="GramE">presentations,</span>understand our intentions and most importantly see how Social Sciences Directory can support you.</span></b></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.5pt;color:black;background-color:white">It is, to put it simply, a compendium, a mega-journal, an encyclopaedic database of academic research and other content focussed on the disciplines within the social sciences. It will be paid for by charging Article Processing Charges (APCs) for peer-reviewed content and made freely available to all under a Creative Commons copyright licence which allows the authors to retain <span class="GramE">ownership</span> of their work. Editorial control will be as light-touch as possible.</span></b></p>
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<div><b>Date:</b> 11 December 2012 11:45:49 GMT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:sparc-oaforum@arl.org" target="_blank">sparc-oaforum@arl.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[sparc-oaforum] RUSSELL GROUP UNIVERSITY REACHES INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHER SOCIAL SCIENCES DIRECTORY</b><br>
<br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">RUSSELL GROUP UNIVERSITY REACHES INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHER SOCIAL SCIENCES DIRECTORY <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">UK-based ‘gold’ open access publisher Social Sciences Directory Limited today announces that Russell Group member, the University of Nottingham, has become the first university in the world to take up an institutional membership to the multi-disciplinary journal Social Sciences Directory (<a href="http://www.socialsciencedirectory.com" target="_blank">www.socialsciencedirectory.com</a>). <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The institutional membership, which costs GBP 2,000, will allow an unlimited number of manuscript submissions to be made without any additional payments of either article processing charges or subscriptions, up to the end of 2013. The intention is to cut the time taken to publish and disseminate research, whilst maintaining editorial quality controls. All research papers will undergo peer review and be published under a Creative Commons CC-BY licence. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Tony Simmonds, Faculty Team Leader – Social Sciences at the University of Nottingham, commented:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“Nottingham has long been a proponent of open access publishing, with an established research fund to pay open access charges. We believe this is a promising and bold venture, and one that deserves backing.”<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <u></u><u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Dan Scott, founder and director, commented:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“This is a landmark agreement and I am very pleased that a university as prestigious as Nottingham has become the first to support this initiative. Having worked in subscription publishing for years, I heard academics and librarians complain about its flaws and cost but say there was no viable alternative. Open access publishing provides significant benefits for authors and readers alike in widening access, allowing author copyright retention and providing better value-for-money for taxpayers. Core to our thinking is that Social Sciences Directory provides a platform for published research across a broad range of disciplinary areas and from a wide international catchment. We hope this agreement will act as an example to other universities and that they will follow suit.”<u></u><u></u></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">ENDS<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white">11.12.2012<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">
<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;background:white"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">NOTE TO EDITORS:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Social Sciences Directory Limited was founded in 2012 by Dan Scott, as a ‘gold’ open access publisher. It was set up in reaction to many well-known issues in scholarly publishing such as IP, the quantity of wasted material, outdated methodologies and unsustainable costs at a time of widespread budget austerity. It has established two websites, Social Sciences Directory which is ‘live’ and Humanities Directory, which is in the process of being set up and aims to publish its first issue in early 2013. A central concept is that most research is now carried out online using keyword searches, and Social Sciences Directory simplifies the process by:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">removing individual journal titles in favour of a large repository<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt;line-height:115%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Symbol"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%">making the resulting content freely available<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In addition, value-added content such as case studies, presentations, reports and conference proceedings can be submitted free of charge and published subject to editorial approval.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Social Sciences Directory is an affiliate member of the <a href="http://oaspa.org/" target="_blank">Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association (OASPA)</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">For further information, please contact Daniel Scott, Director, Social Sciences Directory Limited on <a href="tel:%2B44%20%280%291423%20326%20257" value="+441423326257" target="_blank">+44 (0)1423 326 257</a> or <a href="tel:%2B44%20%280%29770%20381%202042" value="+447703812042" target="_blank">+44 (0)770 381 2042</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Email <a href="mailto:dan.scott@socialsciencesdirectory.com" target="_blank">dan.scott@socialsciencesdirectory.com</a>; <a href="mailto:dan.scott@humanitiesdirectory.com" target="_blank">dan.scott@humanitiesdirectory.com</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">URL <a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com/" target="_blank">www.socialsciencesdirectory.com</a>; <a href="http://www.humanitiesdirectory.com" target="_blank">www.humanitiesdirectory.com</a> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The University of Nottingham, described by The Sunday Times University Guide 2011 as ‘the embodiment of the modern international university’, has 40,000 students at award-winning campuses in the United Kingdom, China and Malaysia. It is ranked in the UK’s Top 10 and the World’s Top 75 universities by the Shanghai Jiao Tong (SJTU) and the QS World University Rankings. It was named ‘the world’s greenest university’ in the UI GreenMetric World University Ranking 2011.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">More than 90 per cent of research at the University of Nottingham is of international quality, according to the most recent Research Assessment Exercise. The University’s vision is to be recognised around the world for its signature contributions, especially in global food security, energy & sustainability, and health. The University won a <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2011/november/queensanniversaryprize.aspx" title="The University of Nottingham won a Queen's Anniversary Prize" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Queen’s Anniversary Prize</span></a> for Higher and Further Education in 2011, for its research into global food security.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>For more information about the University of Nottingham, please visit: <a href="http://www.nottingham.ac.uk" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.nottingham.ac.uk</span></a></i><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dan Scott MA, BA (Hons)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Director<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Social Sciences Directory Limited<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">T: <a href="tel:%2B44%20%280%291423%20326%20257" value="+441423326257" target="_blank">+44 (0)1423 326 257</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">M: <a href="tel:%2B44%20%280%29770%20381%202042" value="+447703812042" target="_blank">+44 (0)770 381 2042</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.socialsciencesdirectory.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">www.socialsciencesdirectory.com</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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