Hi Peter,
This is a great idea, and nice to see the funding and hosting are in place.
A colleague of mine, Dominic Scholfield, registered www.cyclingandsociety.org.uk
after an earlier sympsoium, and is happy to hand it over. But is this the right
domain to have, compared to a plain .org or .net? I just had a look and all the
other options are available.
Also, is the funding support able to provide ongoing management/upkeep of the
portal, e.g. x hours per month over a period of time? If not, how will we
ensure we have the expertise to keep it up-to-date, at a technical level?
Best,
Paul
on 10/11/08 6:24 PM, Cycling and Society Research Group discussion list
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> Sounds marvellous. A central web portal will definitely raise the
> profile of the CSRG, and make information available to a wider public.
> - Richard Ballantine
> On 10 Nov 2008, at 17:47, Peter Cox wrote:
>
>> Hello Folks
>> Following a series of discussions after the Success of the September
>> CSRG symposium at UWE, and taking on board the comments made re the
>> launch of an academic journal, I have managed to put together a
>> proposal
>> for a permanent web portal for CSRG outlined as below, setup costs to
>> be
>> sponsored by the CT&CT and hosted by the University of Chester. Both
>> parties have agreed in principle to this depending on the will and
>> support of CSRG list members
>>
>> This would enable us to have a place to share ideas, disseminate work
>> in progress and to host working papers on a permanent and central
>> location.
>>
>> I would be grateful for indications of support or voices of disapproval
>> from CSRG list members before we move any further forward on this.
>>
>>
>> Proposal
>>
>> To establish a web-based electronic forum for the collation and
>> dissemination of academic research on cycling from a social science
>> perspective
>>
>> Outline
>>
>> ● Portal with appropriate domain name e.g. cycling and society
>> ● Web forum for online discussion by registered participants of
>> current and existing research work
>> ● Pages for listing of existing academic research published in the
>> wider academic community
>> ● Space to publish peer-reviewed occasional papers (ongoing)
>> ● Space to host non-peer-reviewed academic work e.g. conference
>> papers, presentations
>> These resources should be made available to researchers from all
>> disciplines
>>
>> Peter Cox
>>
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