Ken Beasley, the SRA Historian, has numerous articles on the subject.  Also, NCURA has published The Role of Research Administration, which does a good job of summarizing history and
current practice.

Best regards,

Julie

John Cavendish wrote:

> I'm looking for a brief history of research administration for an article I'm writing.  Can anyone point me in the right direction?  Preferably, something I can view on-line.  Thanks.
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