Synergies: The Canadian Information Network for Research

Presented at

PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference

11-13 July, 2007

Vancouver, BC

Canada

By:

Erik Moore

Member of Synergies Steering Committee

Synergies is a collaborative initiative of five Canadian universities : Simon Fraser University, University of New Brunswick, Université de Montréal (with the Consortium Erudit), University of Toronto, University of Calgary.

In addition, there are sixteen affiliated universities and more than fifty researchers' committed to build synergies. The five regional centers will act as digital publication service centers. Other universities will form sub-networks coordinated by the regional centers.

The primary objective of Synergies is the transformation of scholarly publishing from a print to digital environment. Synergies is an innovative infrastructure for research and the dissemination of scholarly documents. Synergies will give access to past and present Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) research data and output.

Syenrgies will provide a unique interface and it is committed to long-term preservation through partnership and taking the right decisions.

Useful cites:

Presentation:

Abstract: http://ocs.sfu.ca/pkp2007/viewabstract.php?id=57

Synergies: The Canadian Information Network for Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities, by Michael Eberle-Sinatra

http://www.digitalhumanities.org/dh2007/abstracts/xhtml.xq?id=263

President of Synergies cite

http://web.mac.com/meberlesinatra/iWeb/Homepage/Synergies.html

Synergies: The Canadian Information Network for Research in the Social Sciences and Humanities, by Michael Eberle-Sinatra

http://www.lib.unb.ca/casta2006/viewabstract.php?id=57

Synergies website:

http://www.synergiescanada.org/01_fr.html