[Irtalk] OA Week 2015

[Ina Smith]

Dear Colleagues

Hope the OA week planning is going well! Please remember that LIASA has some branded marketing material, ready for download, available from the OA Week 2015 page<http://www.liasa-new.org.za/open-access-week-2015/>.

General information on OA is available at http://www.liasa-new.org.za/open-access-week/

Other developments of note in terms of OA in our country:


·         LIASA OA Standing Committee<http://www.liasa-new.org.za/standing-committees/> (Chair: Dr Reggie Raju)

·         SPARC Africa Chapter launched during IFLA

·         ASSAf (National OA policy with UNESCO)

Also working on OA & OA data:

NeDICC<http://nedicc.com/>
SANRIC Event<https://newsanric.wordpress.com/sanric-events/> - researchers can still register

There are many OA events going on in our country - in terms of HE:
UNISA<http://www.openaccessweek.org/events/unisa-open-scholarship-seminar-1>
CUT
UCT<http://www.lib.uct.ac.za/sites/default/files/image_tool/images/309/Open%20Access%20Week%20Programme.pdf>
UFS<http://www.openaccessweek.org/events/university-of-the-free-state-open-access-week-2015>
UKZN<http://www.liasa-new.org.za/conference/index.php/kzn/oa2015>

And many more ...

Wishing you all the best with your OA initiatives during the next two weeks!

Kind regards
Ina


Ina Smith
SciELO Planning Manager
Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf)

LIASA Exco Portfolio ICT Development (2014-2016)
LIASA HELIG Chair (2014-2016)

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