The Institutional Web Site and the Institutional Repository: Addressing Challenges of Integration – workshop at IWMW13

(Warning: includes more than a little musing on CRIS vs repositories!) Last week I attended possibly the very last Institutional Web Managers’ Workshops (IWMW), my very first, at the University of Bath. From Wednesday 26th – Friday 28th June, web developers, commercial software vendors and independent consultants came together for an excellent programme that took…

A bit like buses….

Following on from the last blog post made just under a month ago when I reported on the evidence given to the House of Lords inquiry into the Government’s implementation of their open access policy.  UKCoRR submitted a further evidence document on open access to the House of Commons, Business Innovation and Skills Committee inquiry. The…

UKCoRR’s Submission to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee

As I’m sure people are aware there are currently two government committee inquiries under way about the implementation of the Finch Report and on issues around the RCUK Policy on Open Access to research outputs. UKCoRR prepared a written submission as part of the inquiry and the full written submissions have been released (being updated…