Hi All,
This is a free international online service covering topics such as copyright, authors’ rights, plagiarism, traditional knowledge, digitisation and library matters, open access, access to knowledge (A2K), scholarly research and communication, issues affecting persons with sensory disabilities, open education and m-learning, mobile technologies and social networking, conference alerts, useful websites and legislation affecting access to information.
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Celebrating Open Education Week 5 – 12 March 2012
Open Education Week
http://www.openeducationweek.org/
http://www.openeducationweek.org/category/blog/about-open-education/
OER as an Element for the Transformation of Education Dialogue with Experts at the Open University of Catalonia
Which Kind of “Open Education” Are You Talking About?
Open Educational Resources
http://www.openeducationweek.org/category/blog/resources/
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Learning_Resources
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/content.php?pid=253125&sid=2473125
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Happy 2012 Open Access Movement! December 31, 2011 Dramatic Growth of Open Access.
Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI)
http://www.arl.org/sparc/about/COAPI/index.shtml
In a Flood Tide of Digital Data, an Ark Full of Books
Regards
Denise
Denise Nicholson (Mrs)
Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Tel. No. + 27 11 717-1929 : Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946
Email Fax: 0865533134 - http://www.wits.ac.za/library
My LibGuides:
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Wits_Copyright_Guidelines
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Scholarly_Research_Resources
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Resources_for_Blind_and_Visually-Impaired
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/deaf_and_hardofhearing
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/digitisation_preservation_and_digitalcuration
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/journalism_and_media-studies
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/ClimateChange
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/WIREDSPACE
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Mobile_Technologies
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Hi All,
This is a free international online service covering topics such as copyright, authors’ rights, plagiarism, traditional knowledge, digitisation and library matters, open access, access to knowledge (A2K), scholarly research and communication, issues affecting persons with sensory disabilities, open education and m-learning, mobile technologies and social networking, conference alerts, useful websites and legislation affecting access to information.
For information about this service or its Archives, or to subscribe/unsubscribe , please email Ker...@africanlii.org. The Archives can be found at http://www.africanlii.org/blogs/denise. To access the Archives of my previous mailing list, see: http://lists.wits.ac.za/mailman/private/copyrightanda2kinfo/ (access for subscribers only). For feedback/suggestions, please email Denise.N...@wits.ac.za.
Intellectual Property:
News monitoring agencies to pay royalties (South Africa)
EIFL welcomes decision to postpone Africa IP Forum
http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-welcomes-decision-postpone-africa-ip-for
Sherlock Appeals to Opponents of Copyright Law to “Call off the Dogs”
Public Knowledge Pushes for Copyright Reform
Anti-open access bill suffers sudden death
The Next SOPA/PIPA Battle: A Response to Five Arguments for Copyright Access and Internet Freedom
Plagiarism:
University of Alberta medical school dean resigns after plagiarizing speech
Plagiarism Resources:
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing
Traditional Knowledge:
Traditional Knowledge Genetic Resources and Traditional Cultural Expressions
Traditional Knowledge and Traditional Cultural Expressions in Kenya
http://copyright.go.ke/rough/newsletter_jan2012.pdf
Conferences/International Meetings:
Indigenous Knowledges: Local Priorities, Global Contexts
IFLA Presidential Programme: Libraries - A Force for Change
12-14 April, 2012 – Vancouve, Canada
http://iflaindigenousknowledges2012.ok.ubc.ca/
International Indigenous Development Research Conference 2012 (previously Traditional Knowledge Conference)
27th–30th June 2012 - Auckland, New Zealand
http://www.indigenousdevelopment2012.ac.nz/
SCECSAL XX Conference
4-8 June 2012 - Nairobi, Kenya
Regards
Denise
Denise Nicholson (Mrs)
Copyright Services Librarian,
University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
The Library, Private Bag X1, WITS, 2050, South Africa
Tel. No. + 27 11 717-1929 : Fax No. + 27 11 717-1946
Email Fax: 0865533134 - http://www.wits.ac.za/library
My LibGuides:
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Wits_Copyright_Guidelines
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Scholarly_Research_Resources
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/plagiarism_citation_and_referencing
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Resources_for_Blind_and_Visually-Impaired
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/deaf_and_hardofhearing
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/digitisation_preservation_and_digitalcuration
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/journalism_and_media-studies
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/ClimateChange
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/WIREDSPACE
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Mobile_Technologies