Open Access and Institutional Repositories
ALISS One Day Conference
British Library Conference Centre
26th July 9.30-4.30
On 26th July ALISS (Association of Librarians and Information Professionals
in the Social Sciences) will be holding a one day conference on the topical
issue of Open Access and Institutional repositories in the UK. It will
include presentations from ongoing projects and practical tips from
practitioners. The speakers will include:
David Prosser - Director of SPARC Europe on the work of this organisation
in advocating open access models of publishing <http://www.sparceurope.org/>
Dr Steve Proberts on the aims and progress of the SHERPA/ ROMEO Project
which is funded by JISC / CURL and is investigating issues relating to open
access. <http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/index.html>
Morag Greig Project Manager: Advocacy [DAEDALUS] on issues relating to
copyright and open access and the development of the Daedalus project at
Glasgow University. http://www.lib.gla.ac.uk/daedalus/
Sally Rumsey e-Services Librarian , LSE Library on the establishment of
LSE Research Articles online, a new repository based at the London School
of Economics and Political Science. <http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/>
Pauline Simpson, University of Southampton on the TARDis Project which has
been developing an e-Prints Repository at the University of Southampton.
<http://tardis.eprints.org/>
Cost: £70 ALISS Members, Non-Members £90. This will include a buffet lunch,
tea/coffee.
Registration: Places are limited. To register contact.
Heather Dawson, ASSIGN Secretary, LSE Library 10 Portugal Street, London,
WC2A 2HD. [log in to unmask]
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