[Irtalk] Information for institutions intersted in signing The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities

[Smith, Ina <ismith@sun.ac.za>]

Colleagues

Is your institution interested in signing The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities?

See: http://oa.mpg.de/lang/en-uk/berlin-prozess/berliner-erklarung/ :

Governments, universities, research institutions, funding agencies, foundations, libraries, museums, archives, learned societies and professional associations who share the vision expressed in the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities are therefore invited to join the signatories that have already signed the Declaration.

Please contact:
Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss
President of the Max Planck Society
Hofgartenstraße 8
D-80539 Munich
Germany
e-mail: praesident at gv.mpg.de<mailto:praesident at gv.mpg.de>

Additional info:

-          There is a rule that the head of the respective organization should sign the Berlin Declaration (rector or vice-rector for research).

-          There is no specific official document which needs be signed.

-          The  official letters (also via e-mail) of the leaders of the signatory organizations are filed, the name of the respective organization is added to the list of signatories and - of course - a reply is forwarded to the organizations thanking them and acknowledging their registration as signatories.

-          Physically signing a printout of the declaration is a symbolic addition to the above mentioned procedure.


The list of signatories is available at: http://oa.mpg.de/lang/en-uk/berlin-prozess/signatoren/

With kind regards
Ina


Ina Smith
E-Research Repository Manager | Library and Information Service | University of Stellenbosch | Private Bag X5036, 7599 | South Africa
http://scholar.sun.ac.za | http://oa.sun.ac.za | E-mail: ismith at sun.ac.za<mailto:ismith at sun.ac.za> | Tel:  +27 21 808 9139 | Skype: smith.ina | Office hours: Mo-Fr: 08h00-16h30

E-Navorsingsbewaarplekbestuurder | Biblioteek- en Inligtingsdiens | Universiteit van Stellenbosch | Privaatsak X5036, 7599 | Suid-Afrika
http://scholar.sun.ac.za  | http://oa.sun.ac.za | E-pos: ismith at sun.ac.za<mailto:ismith at sun.ac.za> | Tel:  +27 21 808 9139 | Skype: smith.ina | Kantoorure: Mo-Fr: 08h00-16h30


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