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ANU E Press as innovator
ANU E Press stimulates and facilitates innovation in scholarly communication in support of research and teaching. The Division of Information at the ANU hosts the ANU E Press. In partnership with scholars, academic publishers, librarians, and information technologists, the ANU E Press works to explore and enable new modes of scholarly publication within a digital repository environment, including:
- the production of electronic editions of academic monographs of interest to both scholarly and general-interest readers
- web-based dissemination of digitally reformatted publications
- support for presentation and dissemination of interactive publications and teaching materials
- the development of technologies that enhance peer review while accelerating dissemination of scholarly publication
The components of ANU E Press
The ANU E Press provides an electronically delivered scholarly list accessible on the web or downloaded and printed on demand. Overseeing the development of the ANU E Press are a Steering Group with membership drawn from the Division of Information and an extended Steering Committee whose membership includes representatives from major stakeholders. The Steering Group (DoI) and Steering Committee determine the broad strategic and policy directions taken by the E Press, monitor progress, and champion the project within the University.
The purpose of ANU E Press
ANU E Press collects, disseminates, brands and makes available on a global electronic basis selected scholarly research undertaken at the ANU. ANU E Press facilitates communication among scholars, especially with respect to:
- publication of research results
- collection and capturing of scholarly dialogues
- creation of archival records
The features and infrastructure of ANU E Press
The ANU E Press supports the following:
- open e-publication
- institution-based repositories with appropriate listings and metadata/discovery mechanisms
- a centralised repository
- a low-cost, common-good funding model
- moderation/peer review
- copyright preserved by creators
- facilities for access to and transfer of electronic information, for example, a print-on-demand facility
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