[IRTalk] [EIFL-all] EIFL Newsletter November - December 2016

[Andrius Krisciunas]

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November
- December 2016
Seasons greetings from the EIFL team! In this issue, we invite public
libraries to apply for the new EIFL Public Library Innovation Award
<http://www.eifl.net/news/apply-now-eifl-public-library-innovation-award?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>.
We are delighted to announce the birth of a new  library consortium in
Myanmar
<http://www.eifl.net/news/myanmar-academic-library-consortium-born?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>,
and present a round-up of a busy week at  WIPO’s Copyright Committee
<http://www.eifl.net/blogs/round-week-wipos-copyright-committee?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>.
We’ve extended our  Give a Child in Africa the Gift of Reading
<http://www.eifl.net/news/help-eifl-give-child-gift-reading?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
 fundraising campaign till the end of the year - so there’s still time to
give. A big thank you to everyone who has donated - we’ve raised enough
money for over 600 new books!

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hope you enjoy the issue!
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*APPLY NOW! EIFL PUBLIC LIBRARY INNOVATION AWARD*
EIFL launches new award call - for Public libraries improving people’s
lives.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/myanmar-academic-library-consortium-born?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
*THE MYANMAR ACADEMIC LIBRARY CONSORTIUM IS BORN*
Creation of consortium heralds new era of collaboration between academic
libraries in Myanmar.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/help-eifl-give-child-gift-reading?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
*HELP US GIVE A CHILD IN AFRICA THE GIFT OF READING*
Help us raise funds for children's books for public libraries in Ethiopia,
Kenya and Uganda.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/opportunity-african-public-library-systems?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
*OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEMS IN AFRICA*
EIFL calls for expressions of interest in partnership to build capacity of
public libraries.
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*ACHIEVEMENTS OF TWO EIFL OPEN ACCESS PROJECTS*
In 2016 we completed two EU-funded projects. Here are the results for
PASTEUR4OA
<http://www.eifl.net/eifl-in-action/pasteur4oa-project?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
 and the FOSTER Project
<http://www.eifl.net/eifl-in-action/foster-project-open-science-training-europe?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/birzeit-university-launches-oa-repository?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
*BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORY*
EIFL contributes to launch of institutional OA repository at Birzeit
University in Palestine.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-signs-agreement-astm-international?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
*EIFL SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ASTM INTERNATIONAL*
Agreement provides access to standards & technical engineering e-resources
to EIFL partners in 34 countries.
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<http://www.eifl.net/news/european-library-conference-debates-marrakesh?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
*EUROPEAN LIBRARY CONFERENCE DEBATES MARRAKESH*
First library conference in Europe to discuss Marrakesh Treaty for blind
and visually impaired people.
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<http://www.eifl.net/blogs/round-week-wipos-copyright-committee?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter84>
*ROUND-UP OF THE WEEK AT WIPO’S COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE*
EIFL-IP Manager Teresa Hackett, reports on a busy week advocating for fair
access to knowledge.
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