Apologies for the silence over the past few weeks.  I was in hospital for a few days and on sick leave at home. I returned to work today, so my newsletter will be sent out more regularly now.

 

Intellectual Property:

New Changes to Copyright Law (UK) and Guidelines

http://www.ipo.gov.uk/hargreaves-copyright-techreview

Hopes Dampened for Copyright Exceptions for Libraries and Archives at WIPO

http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/05/05/hopes-dampened-for-copyright-exceptions-for-librariesarchives-at-wipo/

Crisis At WIPO Over Development Agenda; Overall Objectives In Question

http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/05/24/crisis-at-wipo-over-development-agenda-overall-objectives-in-question/

Concerns arise over implementation of WIPO Development Agenda

http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/05/14/concerns-arise-over-implementation-of-wipo-development-agenda/

East African Community Moves to Harmonise IP Rights Regulation

http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/04/11/east-african-community-moves-to-harmonise-ip-rights-regulation/

 

Open Access, A2K &U Scholarly Communication:

Declaration on open access for LIS authors

http://theinformed.org.uk/2014/05/declaration-on-open-access-for-lis-authors/

Understandings of Opening Access

http://lauraczerniewicz.co.za/2014/05/understandings-open-access/

Open Access Mandates and the ‘Fair Dealing’ Button

http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/268511/1/saledraftv5.pdf

Research Funders Announce Open Access Policies (China)

http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20140522121856313

Open Access in the Americas

http://microblogging.infodocs.eu/?p=2609

The Tech Behind Digitizing the Vatican Library: Open Access for All

http://siliconangle.com/blog/2014/05/23/the-tech-behind-digitizing-the-vatican-library-open-access-for-all-emcworld/

Publisher Embargoes and the Copy-Request Button

http://openaccess.eprints.org/index.php?/archives/1112-Publisher-Open-Access-Embargoes-and-the-Copy-Request-Button.html

A Time for Radical Hope, Freedom and Responsibility: Publishing and Building New Publics

https://www.academia.edu/6857936/A_Time_for_Radical_Hope_Freedom_Responsibility_Publishing_and_Building_New_Publics

 

Internet Governance:

NETmundial Multistakeholder Document (April 2014)

http://netmundial.br/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/NETmundial-Multistakeholder-Document.pdf

ICANN’s proposed IANA Transition Process and Scope Rebuffed

http://www.internetgovernance.org/2014/05/13/icanns-proposed-iana-transition-process-and-scope-rebuffed/

Internet and Freedom of expression

http://www.ifla.org/files/assets/faife/publications/ife03.pdf

 

Conference alerts:

5th International Conference on New Horizons in Education – INTE 2014

25-27 June 2014 – Paris, France

www.int-e.net

 

Library and Information Studies Centre - 75 years Commemoration Conference

27-28 November 2014 – University of Cape Town, South Africa

http://www.lisc75.co.za