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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Colleagues<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is your institution interested in signing <i>The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities</i>?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>See: <a href="http://oa.mpg.de/lang/en-uk/berlin-prozess/berliner-erklarung/">http://oa.mpg.de/lang/en-uk/berlin-prozess/berliner-erklarung/</a> :<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please contact:<br>Prof. Dr. Peter Gruss<br>President of the Max Planck Society<br>Hofgartenstraße 8<br>D-80539 Munich<br>Germany<br>e-mail: <a href="mailto:praesident@gv.mpg.de">praesident@gv.mpg.de</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Additional info:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>There is a rule that the head of the respective organization should sign the Berlin Declaration (rector or vice-rector for research).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>There is no specific official document which needs be signed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Physically signing a printout of the declaration is a symbolic addition to the above mentioned procedure. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>The list of signatories is available at: <a href="http://oa.mpg.de/lang/en-uk/berlin-prozess/signatoren/">http://oa.mpg.de/lang/en-uk/berlin-prozess/signatoren/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>With kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US style='color:black'>Ina<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Ina Smith<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black'>E-Research Repository Manager | </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black'>Library and Information Service | University of Stellenbosch | Private Bag X5036, 7599 | South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:115%'><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:red'>http://scholar.sun.ac.za</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black'> | </span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:red'>http://oa.sun.ac.za</span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black'> </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#002060'>| </span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black'>E-mail: </span><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;line-height:115%;color:#002060'><a href="mailto:ismith@sun.ac.za"><span 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