Intellectual Property:
UKIPO: New Exceptions In UK Copyright Law Boost Flexibility For Users
UK Copyright Reforms Set to Become Law
http://blogs.ch.cam.ac.uk/pmr/2014/03/30/uk-copyright-reforms-set-to-become-law/
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Web of Science: Open Access Trends
https://www.library.uq.edu.au/blogs/sp/2014/04/01/web-science-open-access-trends
Why OA mandates don’t compromise academic freedom
https://www.martineve.com/2014/04/01/why-oa-mandates-dont-compromise-academic-freedom/
A Legal Requirement for Open Access?
http://thelearningprofessor.wordpress.com/2014/03/31/a-legal-requirement-for-open-access/
Leading Publishers Experiment with Open Access
Libraries Test a Model for Setting Monographs Free
http://www.knowledgeunlatched.org/
Conferences/Online Webinar Alerts:
Free Virtual Webinar -22 April 2014 - Time: 08:30 - 09:30 SA Time (Time Zone Converter<http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html>)
Venue: Virtual (will be confirmed when registering), Registration is required. Closes on 20 April 2014 - Click here <http://conferences.sun.ac.za/index.php/liasa/wam/about/editorialPolicies#custom-0> for the registration process.
Library 2.014 Worldwide Virtual Conference.
8-9 October 2014 - http://www.library20.com/2014
2014 SARIMA (Southern African Research and Innovation Management Association) Conference
6 - 10 July 2014 at the Gaborone International Convention Centre, Botswana