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Sara Gwynn is the Coordinator of Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI). PERI is a programme of the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP). Established in 1992 as a programme of the International Council for Science (ICSU), we work with partners around the world to encourage the creation and production of information, to promote sustainable and equitable access to information, to foster collaboration and networking, and to strengthen local capacities to manage and use information and knowledge.
PERI delivers 'global' information to researchers in developing countries; it stimulates and supports the publication and dissemination of in-country research findings, and it provides training for local researchers, practitioners, librarians and publishers in information production, organisation, access and dissemination. PERI is guided by local demands and is coordinated by local organisations. It brings together governments, research institutes and academia, development agencies, commercial and non-commercial publishers, libraries, editors, trainers and information providers.
Sara's first degree was in Physics and prior to joining INASP she worked for the Institute of Physics Publishing, taught Information Systems and did research into the impact of electronic publication on the research process.