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Herbert Van de Sompel named first SPARC Innovator
SPARC Recognizes Herbert Van De Sompel For Outstanding Contributions To Scholarly Communication, a press release from SPARC, April 18, 2006. Excerpt:
SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) has named Herbert Van de Sompel, who leads the Digital Library Research and Prototyping Team at the Research Library of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), as the first SPARC Innovator. The SPARC Innovator program is a new initiative that recognizes an individual, institution, or group that exemplifies SPARC principles by working to challenge the status quo in scholarly communication for the benefit of researchers, libraries, universities, and the public. SPARC Innovators will be featured on the SPARC Web site each month. PS: An excellent choice. Congratulations, Herbert! |