Intellectual Property:

Libraries can Digitize Books Without Consent Says Top EU Court Advisor

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2360380/libraries-can-digitize-books-without-consent-says-top-eu-court-advisor.html

Resignations threat over Taylor & Francis ‘censorship’

http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/resignations-threat-over-taylor-and-francis-censorship/2013752.article

South Africa - Post elections and a new cabinet - where's the IP Policy?

http://afro-ip.blogspot.com/2014/05/south-africa-post-elections-and-new.html

Intermediary liability: New developments in South Africa

http://www.apc.org/en/news/intermediary-liability-new-developments-south-afri

 

Open Access, A2k & Scholarly Communication:

Open AIR Research Project On African IP Presented At WIPO

http://www.ip-watch.org/2014/06/04/open-air-research-project-on-african-ip-presented-at-wipo/

Two Open A.I.R. Publications(can download):  Innovation & Intellectual Property: Collaborative Dynamics in Africa  and Knowledge & Innovation in Africa: Scenarios for the Future

http://www.openair.org.za/content/open-air-publications

Building a global infrastructure for research data - Elsevier endorses the Joint Declaration of Data Citation Principles, working to ensure widespread adoption

http://www.elsevier.com/connect/building-a-global-infrastructure-for-research-data

A Global View of Open Access, pt 2. - The perspective from Brazil and the SCIELO open access portal

http://tonyhey.net/2013/06/25/a-global-view-of-open-access-part-2/

A Global View of Open Access, pt 3 – China

http://tonyhey.net/2013/08/08/a-global-view-of-open-access-part-3/

A Global View of Open Access, pt 5 – Germany

http://tonyhey.net/2014/02/26/a-global-view-of-open-access-part-5/

A Global View of Open Access, pt 4 – Australia

http://tonyhey.net/2013/12/10/a-global-view-of-open-access-part-4/

A Global View of Open Access, pt. 6 – India

http://tonyhey.net/2014/06/03/a-global-view-of-open-access-part-6/

Open Access to Scholarly Literature in India —A Status Report (with Emphasis on Scientific Literature)

http://cis-india.org/openness/publications/open-access-scholarly-literature.pdf

Managing ETDs (NDLTD)

http://www.ndltd.org/resources/manage-etds

EIFL Joins associations in support of immediate open access

http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-joins-associations-support-immediate-oa?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter69

Trying to Disrupt the High Price of Academic Publishing

http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20140531/ISSUE01/305319938/trying-to-disrupt-the-high-price-of-academic-publishing

 

Open Educational Resources:

Open Education Resources (OER) Strategy (Unisa) 2014 – 2016

http://www.unisa.ac.za/contents/unisaopen/docs/OER-Strategy-March-2014.pdf

170 Free Text Books      

http://www.openculture.com/free_textbooks

Free ebooks for iPad, Kindle, and other devices

http://www.openculture.com/free_ebooks

 

Disabilities and Access:

HEDSA events

http://www.hedsa.org.za/#!events/cwqv

Physical and Neurological Disabilities - Resources

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

 

Traditional Knowledge:

Consolidated Documents Relating to Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources

http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=276319

 

ICT & Internet Governance:

Global Information Technology Report 2013 - Growth and Jobs in a Hyperconnected World

http://www.weforum.org/reports/global-information-technology-report-2013

Global Information Technology Report 2014 – Rewards & Risks of Big Data

http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GlobalInformationTechnology_Report_2014.pdf