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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-ZA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><i>*Apologies for any cross-postings. Please share.*<o:p></o:p></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dear Colleagues<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>LIASA Open Access Week Virtual Kick-off Event<o:p></o:p></b></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Libraries from all spheres play an important role in making information accessible to its communities. An informed nation is an educated nation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>LIASA announced its commitment to Open Access during the LIASA Annual Conference held in East London from 3-7 October 2012. During this event LIASA signed the</span><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b></span><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities</span></i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>. Other highlights included the establishment of a LIASA Open Access Standing Committee, and the scholarly journal of the association, the</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://sajlis.journals.ac.za/pub" target="_blank">South African Journal of Libraries and Information Science</a>, under editorship of Prof Jaya Raju, going Open Access.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>This year LIASA has gone further by including Open Access Week – celebrated worldwide from 20-26 October – as one of its corporate projects. It is therefore a huge privilege to invite all libraries to join us for the following webinar:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Open Access week kick-off event, to be presented by Segametsi Molawa, LIASA President</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></b></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>(2014-2016)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Date:</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Friday, 17 October 2014<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Time:</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>10:00 – 11:00<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Virtual venue</span></strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>:</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://tex.sun.ac.za/">http://tex.sun.ac.za</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Please register</span></strong><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>(for communication purposes/e-mail us):</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/liasa/loaw2014/schedConf/registration" target="_blank">Click here </a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Inquiries:</span></b><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:plt@sun.ac.za">plt@sun.ac.za</a> or</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:ingrid.thomson@uct.ac.za">ingrid.thomson@sun.ac.za</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Should you not have the required facilities (Internet connection, access to</span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="http://tex.sun.ac.za/">http://tex.sun.ac.za</a></span><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>and sound), please partner with other libraries close by.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>On behalf of LIASA</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#1F497D'>Ina Smith<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Planning Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Scholarly Publishing Unit<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Academy of Science of South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.scielo.org.za/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.scielo.org.za</span></a><br>Tel.: +27 12 349 6641<br>E-mail: ina@assaf.org.za</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>