Re: Developing an agenda for institutional e-print archives

From: Stevan Harnad <harnad_at_cogprints.soton.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 21:00:12 +0100

On Wed, 24 Apr 2002, William Nixon wrote:

> Re: http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue31/eprint-archives/
> Here at Glasgow we also have an ePrint service up and running at:
> http://eprints.lib.gla.ac.uk

And, of course, for Glasgow too, the real task starts now: getting the
archive filled, promptly, and across disciplines, university-wide!

The first university that comes up with a successful strategy for
filling its Eprint Archives will be widely emulated, and will have
performed a historic service.

Stevan Harnad

NOTE: A complete archive of the ongoing discussion of providing free
access to the refereed journal literature online is available at the
American Scientist September Forum (98 & 99 & 00 & 01):
    http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/American-Scientist-Open-Access-Forum.html
                            or
    http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~harnad/Hypermail/Amsci/index.html

Discussion can be posted to:
    american-scientist-open-access-forum_at_amsci.org

See also the Budapest Open Access Initiative:
    http://www.soros.org/openaccess

and the Free Online Scholarship Movement:
    http://www.earlham.edu/~peters/fos/timeline.htm
Received on Wed Apr 24 2002 - 21:02:52 BST