JISC has announced a new funding program for Projects in Digital Repositories. Excerpt: 'The scope of the programme includes consideration of repositories being set up within institutions, and the interaction of repositories within the national and international context. The programme is concerned with the range of repository content that can support learning and research: ePrints of journal articles, learning objects, technical reports, multimedia, research datasets etc. The programme will also include an investigation of more informal repository issues such as personal repositories. Funding is available for projects of up to two years duration. A total of £3,500,000 - £4,000,000 is available over two years to support this programme. As a general guideline it is anticipated that most projects will be awarded funding of between £25,000 and £200,000. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 13:00 hours on Thursday 7th April 2005. Projects should commence in June 2005.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/23/2005 01:53:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
