Re: Updated RCUK statement 28 June 2006

From: Stevan Harnad <harnad_at_ecs.soton.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:36:25 +0100

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Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:14:41 +0100
From: Leslie Carr <lac AT ecs.soton.ac.uk>

I have made a little table of the kernel of each of the research
councils' policies. The scene is evenly split with two strong
requirements, 1 weak requirement, 1 strong encouragement, 2 sets of
consultations and two abstentions.

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Les
Council, Recommendation, Action Date
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AHRC, consultations, decision end 2006
BBSRC, require deposit,  from 1 Oct 2006  (will undertake publisher
negotiations on behlaf of authors)
CCLRC, strongly encourage deposit,  immediately (authors to respect
publishers' policies / publishers to maintain spirit of agreements)
EPSRC, consultations, report late 2008
ESRC, should deposit (where permitted), deposit from 1 Oct 2006
MRC, require deposit, deposit from 1 October 2006
NERC    ?       ?
PPARC   ?       ?

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