In May, CNI partnered with JISC in the UK and SURF in the Netherlands to hold a two-day invitational meeting in Amsterdam that looked at the state of deployment of institutional repositories across a number of nations. Concurrent with this meeting, SURF also made the announcement of the launch of its Cream of Science project (see www.creamofscience.org). The overheads that accompanied talks given at the meeting are now available at

http://www.surf.nl/en/bijeenkomsten/index6.php?oid=6

(There's nothing for my own talk because I didn't use overheads; I hope to write up the talk in the near future.) You can find general background on the meeting at:

http://www.surf.nl/en/bijeenkomsten/index2.php?oid=6

One of the major activities associated wtih the meeting was the collection of national reports on the deployment of institutional repositories. This data is currently being complied and should be available by the end of the month. I will post an announcement to CNI-announce when this information is online.


Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI