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Centre for Science and Policy
Assuring quality of research, Evaluating usage and impact
Organisations
22 September 2010

The Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) is a networking organisation dedicated to building relationships between policy makers and experts in the sciences and engineering.

UK Research Office
Assuring quality of research
Organisations
22 September 2010

The UK Research Office (UKRO) is the UK’s leading information and advice service on European Union funding for research and higher education. Established in Brussels in 1984, UKRO is jointly funded by all seven UK Research Councils and receives subscriptions from over 140 research organisations, principally in the UK.

Strategic Content Alliance (SCA)
Ensuring recognition and reward, Facilitating access, Publishing and disseminating
Organisations
22 September 2010

The task for the Strategic Content Alliance (SCA) is to build a common information environment where users of publicly funded e-content can gain best value from the investment that has been made by reducing the barriers that currently inhibit access, use and re-use of online content.

Publishing Research Consortium (PRC)
Ensuring recognition and reward, Evaluating usage and impact, Publishing and disseminating
Organisations
22 September 2010

The Publishing Research Consortium is a group of associations and publishers, which supports global research into scholarly communication in order to enable evidence-based discussion. Their objective is to support work that is scientific and pro-scholarship, aiming to promote an understanding of the role of publishing and its impact on research and teaching.

National e-Science Centre
Assuring quality of research, Facilitating access, Publishing and disseminating
Organisations
22 September 2010

The National e-Science Centre was proposed and established by a consortium of departments from the universities of Edinburgh and Glasgow to stimulate and sustain the development of e-Science in the UK, to contribute significantly to its international development and to ensure that its techniques are rapidly propagated to commerce and industry.

e-Science Institute
Assuring quality of research, Facilitating access, Publishing and disseminating
Organisations
22 September 2010

The e-Science Institute (eSI) was founded in August 2001, as a central focus for the e-Science community in the UK. Its mission is to stimulate the creation of new insights in e-Science and computing science by bringing together international experts and enabling them to successfully address significant and diverse challenges.

International Federation of Library Association (IFLA)
Evaluating usage and impact, Facilitating access, Long-term preservation
Organisations
22 September 2010

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the main international association of library organisations, acting as a global voice of the library and information profession. 

Association of University Administrators (AUA)
Assuring quality of research, Ensuring recognition and reward, Evaluating usage and impact
Organisations
22 September 2010

The Association of University Administrators (AUA) is the professional body for higher education administrators and managers in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The AUA purpose is to advance and promote the professional recognition and development of all who work in professional services roles in higher education, and to be an authoritative advocate and champion for the sector. 

Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche (LIBER)
Evaluating usage and impact, Facilitating access, Long-term preservation
Organisations
22 September 2010

The Association of European Research Libraries is registered as the Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche (LIBER), and is the main research libraries network in Europe. It aims at representing the interests of European research libraries, their universities and their researchers. 

Vitae
Assuring quality of research, Ensuring recognition and reward, Evaluating usage and impact
Organisations
22 September 2010

Vitae is a national organisation championing the personal, professional and career development of doctoral researchers and research staff in higher education institutions and research institutes.


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