Professor Keith Jeffery said (Re: Inaccessible Research Publications Versus
Unpublished Research )
>"Of course, I would also add that when the objects in an OA repository are
cross linked with a CRIS (current research information system) then the
evaluation of research output is more effective and efficient and benefits
everyone. For details of CRIS see www.eurocris.org" (
http://tinyurl.com/27warm , full url at [0] ). I note from www.eurocris.org
that CERIF (the Common European Research Information Format) is a
recommendation by the EU to the member states.
On 13 March 2007 the European Commission announced "New projects reports
available" (
http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=whatsnew). The
announcement refers to an OA repository of reports from projects that Europe
has supported under its fifth framework programme (
http://tinyurl.com/2s3vkg
, full url at [1]).
I find this repository difficult to navigate. I dont think that the objects
in the repository have any cross links. So I wonder if the Commission is
following its own CERIF recommendation.
The Commission has also just published a Communication "Scientific
Information In The Digital Age: Access, Dissemination And Preservation"
(word document) (
http://tinyurl.com/3453un , full url at [2]). The
Communication is about to be discussed by the European Parliament [3] and by
scrutiny committees in national parliaments [4].
Is the Commission preaching CERIF, and practicing something else? It would
be helpful if readers with archiving expertise could look at the
Commission's repository (
http://tinyurl.com/3453un , full url at [1]), and
post comments, favourable or unfavourable, to this list. A consensus here
would help legislators to consider "Access, Dissemination And Preservation"
with due diligence.
N.Miradon
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References
[0] (Jeffery, KG) h t t
p://listserver.sigmaxi.org/sc/wa.exe?A2=ind07&L=american-scientist-open-access-forum&D=1&O=D&F=l&S=&X=L5C10187929E64EDC1C&Y=nmiradon_at_yahoo.fr&P=44822
[1] (Repository of reports) h t t
p://ec.europa.eu/research/quality-of-life/ka4/ka4_reports_en.html
[2] (COM(2007) 56 final, SEC(2007)181) h t t
p://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=COM:2007:0056:FIN:EN:DOC
[3] (European Parliament) h t t
p://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByDocnum.do?lang=en&docnum=COM/2007/0056
[4] (UK House of Commons) h t t
p://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmeuleg.htm
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