[IRTalk] FW: COAR in Africa

[Naniki Maphakwane]

Dear Lazarus,
This is an important development for the libraries as there is need for
NRENs and Librarians to work closely to contribute to the spread of
repositories. Can you share the programme?

Kind regards,
Naniki


On 17 October 2018 at 08:35, Lazarus Matizirofa <
lazarus.matizirofa at nrf.ac.za> wrote:

> *From:* Kathleen Shearer [mailto:m.kathleen.shearer at gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 16 October 2018 16:57
> *To:* members at coar-repositories.org
> *Subject:* COAR in Africa
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> Dear COAR members,
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> For your information:
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> COAR, with other partners including WACREN (West and Central African
> Research and Education Network) and EIFL, is coordinating a repository
> workshop in Zanzibar, Tanzania on November 19-20, 2018.
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> This is the first in a series of meetings to develop a more cohesive
> strategy for strengthening and building more comprehensive repository
> networks in Africa. The two-day workshop, which will take place in
> conjunction with the UbuntuNet Conference, will convene library and NREN
> (research and education high speed networks) stakeholders from African
> countries to explore how library-based repositories can better engage with
> NREN services in order to break down institutional silos, add value to
> repositories, and support the growth of open science in the region.
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> The meeting will discuss the current state of open access and repositories
> in Africa through a presentation of the results of a LIBSENSE survey of
> higher education sector librarians. It will address issues of
> interoperability, technical development of repositories, and next
> generation repository services. Additionally, the benefits and roles of
> network services will be examined and participants will work together to
> develop a roadmap and identify priority activities for next steps.
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> Best, Kathleen
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> Kathleen Shearer
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> Executive Director, Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR)
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> m.kathleen.shearer at gmail.com - +1 514 992 9068
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> Skype: kathleen.shearer2 - twitter: @KathleeShearer
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> www.coar-repositories.org
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> *Lazarus Matizirofa*
> Team Leader: Digital Curation and Content Management Services
> Information Technology and Knowledge Resources
> Tel: +27 12 481 4016
> Email: lazarus.matizirofa at nrf.ac.za
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