Repositories and RAE Submission: an Information and Discussion Meeting

By now institutions are well into preparations for RAE 2008, and many have designated a role for their Institutional Repositories in the data gathering process.

The IRRA project (irra.eprints.org), a part of the JISC Digital Repositories' Programme, invites librarians, administrators and support staff with responsibility for their institutional RAE response to attend an information meeting on Friday April 7th at the British Computer Society HQ in London.

This informal meeting will consist of

• discussion and demonstration of RAE technical support for repositories (DSpace and EPrints)
• presentations from institutions on the processes that underpin the use of a repository for the RAE
• presentations from JISC, PLS, HEFCE (to be confirmed)
• open discussions and questions.

The aim of the meeting is to provide a forum for support, advice and sharing best practice for institutions who are deploying an Institutional Repository as a part of their own Research Management framework.

Details

The meeting will take place from 11:00am - 4:00pm on Friday April 7th at the British Computer Society, 5 Southampton Street, London, WC2E 7HA. (MultiMap)

To register, please email Siobhain Dales at the University of Southampton, indicating the number and names of delegates from your institutions.

Presentations

Powerpoint presentations are available for download from the following directory: http://irra.eprints.org/bcsmeet/.