NDCA Announces Open Access Institute Evidence Project
August 14, 2007 – 2:08 pm by: Bill BattermanThe National Debate Coaches Association has recently announced a new project that provides access to the complete evidence sets of most major summer institutes to everyone. Best of all, the Open Access Institute Evidence Project makes these files available without cost to all coaches, students, and interested individuals throughout the country. NDCA President Tara Tate explains:
We have partnered with 17 different institutes to provide open access to institute files to any interested coach or student.
There is no catch or hidden strings… . The NDCA would like to thank the Institutes that have partnered with us in this resource project:
- Baylor University
- Dartmouth College
- Gonzaga University
- Miami (OH) University
- Michigan State University
- Missouri State University
- Northwestern University
- Stanford
- University of California – Berkeley
- University of Iowa
- University of Kansas
- University of Michigan
- University of Missouri – Kansas City
- University of Richmond
- University of North Texas
- Whitman – Policy
- Whitman – LD
Right now, the project has over 560 files that are available for download for anyone that is interested. We wanted to make this project available as quickly as possible. We will continually be adding files to this project – many of the institutes are in the midst of sending their files to the NDCA for uploading to our hosting server.
To access the Open Access Institute Evidence Project, visit the NDCA’s new website and follow the instructions posted in the “Announcements” box.
If you are interested in becoming an NDCA member, annual dues are only $25.00. To pay by check, please send $25.00 (check made out to the NDCA) to Nicole Serrano, NDCA Secretary/Treasurer, 4001 Harding Road, Nashville, TN 37205. Please send the following information to process your membership: Name, Address, Name of school, Name of principal/headmaster, Phone Number, and Email Address. If you would like to pay by credit card, please see our website for Pay Pal payment through the AFA website.
We encourage you to look at the possibility of a lifetime membership for you and/or an institutional membership for your school or organization.
Memberships need to be active by Oct 1 in order to vote in the elections for the Board and the first round of NFHS topic balloting for the 2008-2009 policy topic.
Wisconsin coaches are encouraged to join this excellent organization in order to support initiatives like the Open Access Institute Evidence Project.
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