[IRTalk] [EIFL-all] EIFL Newsletter March - April 2016

[Andrius Krisciunas]

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March
- April 2016
In this issue we announce the new EIFL Public Library Innovation Award call,
 Public libraries improving people’s lives
<http://www.eifl.net/news/new-eifl-public-library-innovation-award?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>.
We report on remarkable progress in open access in Myanmar
<http://www.eifl.net/blogs/amazing-year-open-access-myanmar?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
 and China
<http://www.eifl.net/blogs/open-access-and-open-research-data-china?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>and
update you on our contributions to copyright reform. We also announce our
new agreement with Cambridge University Press
<http://www.eifl.net/news/renewal-agreement-cambridge-journals-online-1?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>,
which will benefit thousands of students and researchers in 29 EIFL partner
countries. We’ve been busy - view all of our March - April events
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We hope you enjoy the issue!
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*NEW! EIFL PUBLIC LIBRARY INNOVATION AWARD*
EIFL launches award call for public libraries improving people’s lives.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/renewal-agreement-cambridge-journals-online-1?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*RENEWAL AGREEMENT FOR CAMBRIDGE JOURNALS ONLINE*
EIFL renews agreement with Cambridge University Press until December 2018.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/renewal-agreement-cambridge-journals-online-1?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
<http://www.eifl.net/blogs/amazing-year-open-access-myanmar?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*AN AMAZING YEAR FOR OPEN ACCESS IN MYANMAR*
Highlights from the University of Mandalay and University of Yangon.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/librarys-fun-computer-coding-classes-inspire-young-people-study-further?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*LIBRARY’S FUN COMPUTER CODING CLASSES INSPIRE YOUNG PEOPLE TO STUDY
FURTHER*
Public Library ‘Dušan Matic’ Cuprija shares results of EIFL-supported
project.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/finance-ministers-urged-support-public-internet-access-through-libraries?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*FINANCE MINISTERS URGED: 'SUPPORT PUBLIC INTERNET ACCESS THROUGH
LIBRARIES'*
EIFL joins international call for universal broadband connectivity.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/libraries-not-proxies-commercial-interests-copyright-reforms?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*COPYRIGHT REFORM: LIBRARIES NOT PROXIES FOR COMMERCIAL INTERESTS*
EIFL co-signs letter in response to comments targeting libraries at the
International Publishers' Congress 2016.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/revisiting-open-access-journal-policies-and-practices-serbia?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*REVISITING OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL POLICIES AND PRACTICES IN SERBIA*
New EIFL project to improve quality of Serbian open access journals.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/kenya-public-libraries-host-46-new-e-resource-centres?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*KENYA PUBLIC LIBRARIES TO HOST 46 NEW E-RESOURCE CENTRES*
EIFL partner Kenya National Library Service receives major technology
support.
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<http://www.eifl.net/blogs/copyright-today-and-tomorrow-and-there-life-mars?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*COPYRIGHT FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW (AND IS THERE LIFE ON MARS?)*
EIFL is participating in Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week, from 22-26 February
2016. Read our blog.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/en-francais-how-negotiate-your-national-reproduction-rights-organization-eifl-guide?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*EN FRANÇAIS: HOW TO NEGOTIATE WITH YOUR NATIONAL REPRODUCTION RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION*
The EIFL guide on how to negotiate with your national reproduction rights
organization (RRO) is now available in French.
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<http://www.eifl.net/blogs/open-access-and-open-research-data-china?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*OPEN ACCESS AND OPEN RESEARCH DATA IN CHINA*
EIFL guest blogger Dr Ku Liping shares highlights from the growing open
access and open data movement in China.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-welcomes-adoption-guidelines-open-access-research-results-lithuania?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter80>
*EIFL WELCOMES ADOPTION OF GUIDELINES FOR OPEN ACCESS TO RESEARCH RESULTS
IN LITHUANIA*
Research Council of Lithuania adopts Guidelines for Open Access to Research
Results.
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