Flooring
Industry Launches International Science Resource Center
Site Will Serve as Central Repository for Latest Research
Contact: CRI Communications Department, 706.428.2103
Dalton, GA (July 15, 2004) - The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) today announced the launch of the International Flooring Science Resource Center. The website will serve as the home for the new peer reviewed publication the International E-Journal of Flooring Sciences. The project is the result of CRI's vision to create the definitive destination for industry professionals, scientists, and researchers from around the globe in search of the latest, most reliable technical information about floor coverings and related products.
"Journals
are the means by which professionals communicate within a specialty area,''
states Dr. Michael Berry, senior research professor at the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and editor of the new E-Journal. "For
more than two hundred years the traditional 'peer reviewed bound hard
copy journal' was the only means of exchanging information within communities
consisting of relatively narrow, specialized technicians. Typically, these
types of industry publications have not been distributed quickly or uniformly.
However in today's fast-moving and interconnected business environments,
these kinds of limitations are simply unacceptable. Science-based information
is essential to making informed and critical decisions in rapidly expanding
international markets.
"The Internet now provides a means for easy submission and rapid review, revision, and publication of science and other technical matter," said Dr. Berry, former director of indoor air quality research for the Environmental Protection Agency. "A multi-disciplinary reviewed periodical will prove to be a valuable tool for flooring industry representatives and consumers as it consolidates a quantity of up-to-the minute science and addresses current issues in one, user-friendly repository."
The Center accepts for consideration and potential publication a range of science or technical papers, reports, and articles that are properly formatted and suitable for scientific peer review as indicated in the Publications Submissions guideline. The primary purpose of the Resources Center and the publications contained within is educational, with the sole purpose of contributing to a growing body of industry science. Specific subject areas are far ranging and include: ergonomics and human response; environmental attributes; product formulation and chemistry; cleaning sciences; and product and materials recovery, recycling, and reuse.
The premier edition of the International E-Journal of Flooring Sciences can be found at the site.
About The International Flooring Sciences Resource Center
The International Flooring Sciences Resource Center and the International E-Journal of Flooring Sciences are sponsored by the Carpet and Rug Institute, the national trade association for the carpet and rug industry in the United States. The Carpet and Rug Institute is the source for science-based information and insight into how carpet and rugs can create a better environment - for living, working, learning, and healing.
Website: http://www.flooringsciences.org
