JISC

The JISC invites proposals to develop a toolkit for use by researchers and teachers within UK Higher Education Institutions in addressing the four “top concerns” of accessibility, cost, copyright and quality identified in a JISC survey of university staff in 2007. Following the survey JISC SCG commissioned a report from Key Perspectives Ltd which contains 32 Recommendations. One way in which some of these Recommendations could be taken forward might be through the development of a scholarly communication toolkit for use in research and teaching in UK HE institutions. The toolkit to be developed will be disseminated to HEIs and to individual researchers and teachers through existing and new advocacy services.

The aims of the work are to report on the following:

• the identification of measures which might be taken to ease concerns about accessibility, cost, copyright and quality, taking into consideration but not limiting the investigation to the Recommendations in the report from Key Perspectives Ltd
• the compilation of a scholarly communication toolkit, listing those measures which might be adopted by HEI managers and academic staff to improve the communication of publicly-funded research outputs
• a description of the benefits to research and teaching from the adoption of the measures identified

Total funding of £30,000 (including VAT, travel and subsistence) is available for this project.

The deadline for proposals is 12 noon on Wednesday 6 May 2009

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