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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri><FONT color=#00006f><STRONG><EM>Elsabe Olivier</EM></STRONG></FONT> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Manager: Open Scholarship</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>NDLTD Board Member</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Department Library Services</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Office 4.16.1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>University of Pretoria<BR>PRETORIA<BR>0002<BR>South Africa</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Tel.: + 27 12 420 3719</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Fax: +27 12 362 5100<BR>E-mail: </FONT><A href="mailto:elsabe.olivier@up.ac.za"><FONT face=Calibri>elsabe.olivier@up.ac.za</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Skype: elsabe.olivier<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.library.up.ac.za/"><FONT face=Calibri>http://www.library.up.ac.za</FONT></A></DIV>
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