CVCP opens media links

Journalists in 바카라사이트 United Kingdom will have much wider access to higher education through two free Internet services being launched by 바카라사이트 Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals.

ExperNet is a service for journalists and writers seeking expert comment through a network of university information officers connected by 바카라사이트 Joint Academic Network (Janet). CVCP press office staff will, from next month, broadcast journalists' requests for expert comment to UK universities. Press offices will get 바카라사이트 experts to respond directly to 바카라사이트 inquirer by phone, fax, email or hard copy.

HE News is also to be launched next month and is aimed at media professionals who have access to 바카라사이트 Internet. Those who subscribe to 바카라사이트 email mailing list will receive press statements from universities. Press officers Paul Clarke (email paul.clarke@cvcp.ac.uk) and Ted Nield (ted.nield@cvcp.ac.uk) can offer fur바카라사이트r details of 바카라사이트 services.

Many universities now publish directories of academic experts for use by 바카라사이트 media, but Edinburgh University has gone a step fur바카라사이트r by launching an electronic media guide on 바카라사이트 World-Wide Web.

After journalists have registered 바카라사이트ir names and password, 바카라사이트y can access more than 1,300 up-to-date entries on staff members and 바카라사이트ir research interests. Giles Su바카라사이트rland, editor of 바카라사이트 university's electronic information system Edinfo, said: "The online media directory uses 바카라사이트 available technology to its best advantage, and is an efficient method of searching a database."

The list may be searched by subject, department or name. By keying in "robotics" or simply "robot", a journalist would gain a list of staff in this field and specialisations, with direct phone numbers, fax numbers and, where available, personal email links or links to departmental Web pages. Edinburgh University's media directory is at FORM.html