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INVITATION -
Freeing up Access to the Scientific Literature
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Attention all NHS research staff!
You are invited to attend a Forum on Open Access in Medical
Research Publishing at the British Library in London on Monday
April 14th 2003.
Co-hosted by the NHS, the British Library and BioMed Central,
this event will provide an afternoon of talks and open discussion
on developments and issues in new models of scholarly publishing.
If you are involved in medical research, and are in a position to
publish your findings, you will need to know about these new
developments, as they will directly affect the visibility and
citability of your work. In addition, the NHS has recently
become a member of BioMed Central, which is of direct benefit to
you as a researcher - come and find out why!
Speaking at the event will be:
- Ian Henderson- Change Manager at the British Library
- David Prosser - Director of the Scholarly Publishing and
Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) Europe
- Fiona Godlee - Publishing Director, Clinical Evidence, British
Medical Association
- Jan Velterop - Publisher, BioMed Central Ltd
There will be question and answer sessions following each talk.
The session will run from 2pm until 4.30pm, after which there
will be an early evening drinks and canapé reception.
This promises to be a lively and interesting discussion forum -
we do hope you can join us!
If you would like to attend, please fill in the booking form at
http://www.nelh.nhs.uk/openarchive/booking.asp to reserve a
place.
Please forward this email to any of your colleagues who might
also be interested in attending.
Thank you.
BioMed Central
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