Yo, David.

Say I wanted to know more about how DPubS works, what it does and does
not do. Where should I read?

thanks.

m./

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On Aug 25, 2004, at 12:32 PM, David Ruddy wrote:

> For Release: August 24, 2004
>                               
> Contact:  Sarah E. Thomas, Cornell University Librarian,
> <[log in to unmask]>, (607) 255-3689; or
> Thomas Hickerson, Assoc. Univ. Librarian for Information Technologies
> and Special Collections, <[log in to unmask]>, (607) 255-9965
>
>
>
>
> Cornell Library to Distribute its Open Source Electronic Publishing
> System
> Ithaca, NY -- Cornell University Library is developing an open source
> publication management system that will provide authors and publishers
> with a more affordable way to publish scholarly research on the Web.
> In making its DPubS software available to libraries, university
> presses, and other independent publishers, Cornell will expand
> opportunities for creative communication among scholars around the
> world.
>
> Cornell has received a $670,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon
> Foundation to enhance and extend its innovative electronic publishing
> software called DPubS (Digital Publishing System). "DPubS will offer
> libraries, university presses, and others the capability to publish
> open access or subscription-based journals more cost effectively. It
> should be a terrific catalyst for change in scholarly publishing,"
> said Sarah Thomas, Cornell University Librarian.
>
> To read the entire release, go to:
> http://alumni.library.cornell.edu/news/news_story.cfm?id=48
>