African Libraries:

AfLIA -African Library & Information Associations & Institutions website

http://aflia.net/

 

Intellectual Property:

EIFL Handbook on Copyright and Related Issues for Libraries (some new/updated features)

http://www.eifl.net/eifl-handbook-copyright-english

ABC of Copyright Launches in Latin America

http://www.eifl.net/news/abc-copyright-launches-latin-america

When ISP’s become Copyright Police

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Data_Integrity_Notice.cfm?abid=2443601

 

Open Educational Resources:

OER Handbook for Educators

http://wikieducator.org/OER_Handbook/educator_version_one

Free Movies Online

http://freebies.about.com/od/computerfreebies/tp/free-movies-online.htm

Free ebook collections

http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/ebooks/free.html

OA Free Books

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/content.php?pid=155021&sid=4781347

OpenKnowledge: Changing the global course of learning             

https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Education/OpenKnowledge/Fall2014/about

OERs for Humanities and Social Sciences

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/OERS4Humanities

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Open Access Journals

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/content.php?pid=155021&sid=2504712

DSpace Leads in Providing Open Access to Research During Embargo Periods

http://duraspace.org/node/2133

Launch of the Open Policy Network

http://infojustice.org/archives/32758

The Miseducation of Scholarly Communication

http://micahvandegrift.wordpress.com/2014/06/02/ssptalk/

Science Data OA Journal

http://www.nature.com/sdata/

Journal Rankings

http://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php

An Exploration of Open Licenses and Financial Remuneration

http://edtechfrontier.com/2012/11/28/an-exploration-of-open-licenses-and-financial-remuneration/

A Systems Approach to Open

http://edtechfrontier.com/category/open-educational-resources-oer/

 

Mobile Technologies, MLearning and Social Networking:

The eLearning Africa Report 2014

http://www.elearning-africa.com/media_library_publications_ela_report_2014.php

10 Fun Apps That Will Make You Smarter

http://womanitely.com/apps-make-you-smarter/

M-Learning Resources

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/content.php?pid=253125&sid=2473125

 

Conferences : Call for papers:

"Reconsidering the post-apartheid moment: Oral History and the Politics of Transformation"  -11th National Oral History Conference

14-17 October 2014 – Gauteng, South Africa

Deadline for proposals/abstracts is 17 June 2014 - The conference organizing committee will confirm acceptance or rejection of your proposal by 1 July, 2014. For queries or to send proposal to: Ms. Brenda Kotze, National Archives and Records Service of South Africa, Tel: 012 441 3151, Email: ohasaexco@gmail.com