has been published. The report by Research Officer Michael Day is called “Prospects for institutional e-print repositories in the United Kingdom” and reviews relevant repositories in the UK and an indication of what impact ePrints UK might have in supporting learning, teaching and research. This is followed by a discussion of perceived impediments to the take-up of institutional repositories, including both practical and cultural issues.
Archive for May, 2003
The first supporting study of the ePrints UK project
Thursday, May 29th, 2003SPP article in CILIP Update
Thursday, May 29th, 2003An overview of the Subject Portals Project by project manager Ruth Martin has been published in the June 2003 issue of CILIP”s Library and Information Update.
Assistant Resource Co-Ordinator
Wednesday, May 28th, 2003We have a vacancy for an 0.6 FTE Assistant Resource Co-ordinator, working for three days a week, who will be required to provide support to the UKOLN Resource Co-Ordinator in the management all of UKOLN”s administrative and financial processes. The closing date for applications is 11 June.
Ariadne issue 35
Friday, May 2nd, 2003Issue 35 of Ariadne features a number of articles exploring the portal concept. Paul Miller looks at syndicated content; Francisco Pinto and Michael Fraser report on access management in the context of the Subject Portals Project (SPP); Richard Waller explores digital and pre-digital annotation; and Liz Pearce reports on research into user requirements for institutional portals. The issue also contains a collaborative article (Stevan Harnad, Les Carr, Tim Brody and Charles Oppenheim) on the enhancement of UK research impact and assessment using mandated online RAE CVs linked to university eprint archives.