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List of all accepted papers (sorted by name)
Open Access: an Overview from the UK
Author: Allan Foster, Information Industry Consultant & Writer, United Kingdom
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About the author
Allan Foster has had a 36 year professional career which has taken him across public library, polytechnic, university and special library sectors. He took early retirement from his post as Director of Information Services (and University Librarian) at Keele University at the end of October 2005 where he had responsibility for libraries, IT and media services since 1994. He was previously Librarian and Information Services Manager at Manchester Business School, part of the University of Manchester (1988-94), and has had spells at Lancashire Polytechnic (as Chief Librarian), Sheffield City Polytechnic, the British Institute of Management & Somerset County Library.
His main areas of interest include strategic information planning, the use of networked information, electronic database provision, business information and information/knowledge management. He is a frequent speaker at conferences, seminars and professional meetings nationally and internationally, and he has written many books, reports and journal articles on these subjects.
He has been a consultant to a number of companies and public sector organisations in the UK, mainland Europe, Asia and South America, and is external examiner at two UK universities. He has a degree in social sciences and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Library & Information Professionals.
From 1st November 2005 he has been undertaking a variety of information work including consultancy, training, PR and ad hoc applied research.
Other papers in this session:
Open Access - an Aggregators View
Author: Gareth Williams, ProQuest Information and Learning, United Kingdom
Open Access to Professional Information - Proclamation or Danger?
Author: Jindra Planková, Silesian University - Faculty of Philosophy and Science, Czech Republic
Co-author: David Piňos / Ústřední knihovna FPF Slezské univerzity v Opavě
Digital Libraries and Citation Services
Author: Eva Bratková, Charles University - Institute of Librarianship and Information Studies, Czech Republic
The Impact of Open Access Policies on Libraries: Shaping the New Era in the Publishing Industry
Author: Daphne Kyriaki-Manessi, Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Greece
Co-author: Challeplioglou Artemis / Foundation of Biomedical Research of the Academy of Athens, Vasilakaki Eugenia / DBS SA Informatic Services Company
Open Archive in the Field of Economics: NEREUS, European Gate to Publications
Author: Jacques Hellemans, Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Trends in Accessibility of Chemical Journals
Author: Aliaksandr Rahoisha, Belarusian State University, Belarus