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<DIV>Next week is International Open Access Week and UCT will be joining the celebration by hosting a range of events related to open access in order to engage academics and students in debate and discussion on topics such as altmetrics and measuring impact of your research, using open licenses and the basics of open access. <BR> <BR><STRONG>OPEN ACCESS WEEK EVENTS<BR></STRONG>All events will take place in the CHED Boardroom, Hlanganani Building Level 6, Upper Campus<BR>Please RSVP to <A href="mailto:openuct@uct.ac.za">openuct@uct.ac.za</A> to attend any of the events<BR> <BR><STRONG>Demystifying Open Access<BR></STRONG>Presented by Laura Czerniewicz<BR>22 October 2012 at 13h00 - 14h00<BR> <BR><STRONG>Exploring ‘Impact’: An introduction to new tools and approaches for alternative scholarship metrics<BR></STRONG>By Michelle Willmers<BR>23 October 2012 at 13h00 - 14h00</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Finding Open Stuff <BR></STRONG>by Shihaam Shaikh<BR>24 October 2012 at 14h00 - 14h45<BR> <BR><STRONG>Creative Commons Practical Workshop<BR></STRONG>by Shihaam Shaikh<BR>25 October 2012 at 12h30 - 14h30<BR><STRONG> <BR>Academics' online presence: assessing and shaping your online visibility<BR></STRONG>by Sarah Goodier<BR>26 October 2012 at 14h00 - 15h00<BR> <BR>See the attached programme for more details on the events. The OpenUCT Initiative site will be live next week and you will be able to follow the events as it happens, find out more information about Open Access Week and about open scholarship at UCT. <BR> <BR>
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<DIV><STRONG>Shihaam Shaikh</STRONG></DIV>
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