Intellectual Property:

Geoblocking is not copyright infringement: Productivity Commission

http://www.zdnet.com/article/geoblocking-is-not-copyright-infringement-productivity-commission/

Supreme Court Ends 11-Year Copyright Challenge to Google Books http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/7340670/supreme-court-google-books-copyright

The long arm of copyright: Millions blocked from reading original versions of The Diary of Anne Frank

https://blog.creativecommons.org/2016/04/26/long-arm-copyright-millions-blocked-reading-original-versions-diary-anne-frank/

Strong support for Copyright Reforms (Australia)

https://www.alia.org.au/media-releases/strong-support-copyright-reforms

Online Course on Developing a Copyright Policy

http://www.copyrightlaws.com/us/online-course-developing-a-copyright-policy/

Elsevier v. Sci-Hub on the Docket

http://www.stephenmclaughlin.net/2016/03/18/elsevier-v-sci-hub-on-the-docket/

Sci-Hub stories: Digging into the downloads

https://blog.datadryad.org/2016/04/28/sci-hub-stories

My Love-Hate of Sci-Hub

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/352/6285/497.full

The frustrated science student behind Sci-Hub

http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/04/alexandra-elbakyan-founded-sci-hub-thwart-journal-paywalls

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

The Future Of Open Access: Why Has Academia Not Embraced The Internet Revolution?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kalevleetaru/2016/04/29/the-future-of-open-access-why-has-academia-not-embraced-the-internet-revolution/#7719bb8571bb

Open Access Policy Typology: A briefing paper for research institutions

http://www.pasteur4oa.eu/resources/142#.VyZSKfl94dUhttp://www.pasteur4oa.eu/resources/142#.VyZSKfl94dU

Open Access: Cost vs. Value

http://www.electrochem.org/redcat-blog/open-access-cost-vs-value

Figshare Integrates Altmetric Badges to Showcase Attention Surrounding Research Outputs

https://www.digital-science.com/blog/news/figshare-integrates-altmetric-badges-showcase-attention-surrounding-research-outputs/

Free the Science

https://www.electrochem.org/free-the-science

Open Access Initiatives: Law Reviews, SSRN, & IRs

https://ripslawlibrarian.wordpress.com/2016/04/28/open-access-initiatives-law-reviews-ssrn-irs/

Online Resources for Biblical Studies

http://hoozwhere.blogspot.co.za/2016/04/open-access-ancient-language-textbooks

 

Training: Persons with Disabilities

Accessible Web Design & Software Applications for Users with Disabilities

3 June, 2016 – Johannesburg, South Africa

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/c.php?g=145327&p=952248 (See “Training Notices”)

 

Conference Alerts:

4th International Open Data Conference

6-7 October, 2016 – Madrid, Spain .

http://opendatacon.org/madrid-spain-will-host-the-4th-international-open-data-conference-on-october-6-and-7/