Israel Scholar To Lead Advancement of Scholarly Communication in Israel

Rehovot, Israel - (5 December 2005) - Quoting the letter sent to Weizmann Institute scientists by Alexei Koudinov of Israel Scholar:

Subject: Please help your colleagues and students notice Israel Scholar mission

Dear Colleagues,

I would like to introduce Israel Scholar, web based independent non-profit educational organization. Run by scholars, it aims to promote and unite global Israel Scholarship. Israel Scholar and its partners across the global academic world are reshaping scholarly communication.

Taking advantage of the modern Internet technology and its' end-user availability, Israel Scholar is setting the Israel Scholar Works Archive, where every Israel and/or Jewish scholar could personally permanently archive his or her creative work, and make it freely available for peers and for the public.

You should know that current scholar publishing models are not economically sound and do not serve the public interest. Academic researchers, faculty and students all over the world have access to a decreasing fraction of relevant scholarship. But new software tools and technologies are being developed, tested and implemented, providing a technical background for Israel Scholar Works.

Therefore, Israel Scholar Works will provide a platform to have Israel scholars rights to regain control over their scholarship realized easily. Additionally, Israel Scholar Communication Scroll aims to educate Israel academics and students about Open Access movement, and help scholars to realize that the responsibility and rights of regaining control of scholarly communication rests with them.

In case you would like your peers, funding agencies, and the general public have no barrier free access to your important contribution, why not to learn the basic facts About Israel Scholar Works benefits and how easy is to Get Ready To Archive Your Works. An interested individual can also register to submit to Israel Scholar Works, so she or he will be automatically notified in early January 2006 when Israel Scholar Works submission system go live. We will also appreciate delivering the message about Israel Scholar and its' mission to your Department members, colleagues and students, perhaps by placing a link to Israel Scholar at your web pages, via email newsletter, and by re posting this email to your departmental, institutional or professional mail list.We believe in your support and interest.

Sincerely,

Alexei Koudinov, MD, PhD
Israel Scholar
Neurobiology of Lipids
Doping Journal

Helpful Links:
Israel Scholar Works: About Israel Scholar Works: Intro Israel Scholar Works: Getting Ready for submission Israel Scholar Works: Register to submit your works Israel Scholar Communication Scrolls Israel Scholar eMail Alerts