University of Central Florida Libraries
5/19/2013
http://library.ucf.edu/
UCF Libraries is a proud member of the following professional organizations that support the advancement of scholarly communication.
From the CNI "About Us" page:
"The Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) is an organization dedicated to supporting the transformative promise of digital
information technology for the advancement of scholarly communication and the enrichment of intellectual productivity.
Some 200 institutions representing higher education, publishing, information technology, scholarly and professional organizations,
foundations, and libraries and library organizations make up CNI’s members; CNI is entirely funded through membership dues.
Semi-annual membership meetings bring together representatives of CNI’s constituencies to discuss ongoing and new projects,
and to plan for future initiatives."
-Retrieved from http://www.cni.org/about-cni/
From the SPARC "About Us" page:
"SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of academic and research libraries
working to correct imbalances in the scholarly publishing system. Developed by the Association of Research Libraries, SPARC has
become a catalyst for change. Its pragmatic focus is to stimulate the emergence of new scholarly communication models that expand
the dissemination of scholarly research and reduce financial pressures on libraries. Action by SPARC in collaboration with
stakeholders – including authors, publishers, and libraries – builds on the unprecedented opportunities created by the networked
digital environment to advance the conduct of scholarship. Leading academic organizations have endorsed SPARC."
-Retrieved from http://www.arl.org/sparc/about/index.shtml
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