New £4m JISC Programme Will Support the Growth of Digital Repositories Across the UK

It was announced today by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) that a new £4m programme will continue JISC's work to encourage the growth of repositories in universities and colleges across the UK. In its 2004 report Scientific Publications: Free for All? the House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology hailed the creation of institutional repositories as a means of making research articles more freely available. Furthermore, it specifically praised JISC's work in exploring new models for accessing and sharing such resources. Building on these and other recent developments, the twenty-three projects within the Digital Repositories programme will explore the many cultural, technical and management aspects of creating and managing institutional and other repositories.