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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">See more articles about Elsevier’s policy on my newsletter today -
<a href="http://www.africanlii.org/blogs/denise/copyright-a2k-issues-26-may-2015">
http://www.africanlii.org/blogs/denise/copyright-a2k-issues-26-may-2015</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Denise<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-ZA"> Ina Smith
[mailto:Ina@assaf.org.za] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 26 May 2015 01:30 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> irtalk@lists.lib.sun.ac.za<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Irtalk] Elsevier Policy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Please join other major signatories in support against Elsevier’s most recent policy:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif""><a href="https://www.coar-repositories.org/activities/advocacy-leadership/petition-against-elseviers-sharing-policy/">https://www.coar-repositories.org/activities/advocacy-leadership/petition-against-elseviers-sharing-policy/</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">The policy is available at:
<a href="http://www.elsevier.com/connect/elsevier-updates-its-policies-perspectives-and-services-on-article-sharing">
http://www.elsevier.com/connect/elsevier-updates-its-policies-perspectives-and-services-on-article-sharing</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">More links shared by Denise Nicholson (thanks Denise):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Statement against Elsevier’s sharing policy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.coar-repositories.org/activities/advocacy-leadership/petition-against-elseviers-sharing-policy/">https://www.coar-repositories.org/activities/advocacy-leadership/petition-against-elseviers-sharing-policy/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elsevier’s new sharing policy harmful to authors and access to scholarly research<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/45557">http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/45557</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New Policy from Elsevier Impedes Open Access and Sharing <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.sparc.arl.org/news/new-policy-elsevier-impedes-open-access-and-sharing">http://www.sparc.arl.org/news/new-policy-elsevier-impedes-open-access-and-sharing</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Kind regards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">Ina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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