Digitisation & Preservation Matters:

International Preservation News (IFLA) Dec. 2013

http://www.ifla.org/files/assets/pac/ipn/ipn-61.pdf

Preservation Management Resources

 http://libguides.wits.ac.za/digitisation_preservation_and_digitalcuration/digitalpreservation

 

Predatory Publishers:

Bogus Journal Accepts Profanity-laced Anti-=Spam Paper

http://scholarlyoa.com/2014/11/20/bogus-journal-accepts-profanity-laced-anti-spam-paper/#more-4469

 

Reputable Publishers:

Use Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) as guide for reputable publishers (marked with Green Tick)

http://www.doaj.org

DOAJ flyer

http://doajournals.wordpress.com/2014/09/16/the-new-doaj-flyer-a-fresh-design-and-updated-information/

Scielo SA

http://www.scielo.org.za/

Accredited Journals (DHET, South Africa)

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Scholarly_Research_Resources/Accredited_Journals

 

Conference alerts/Call for Papers:

Information Managers Conference 2014 : Implementing Records Management Systems

8-11 December, 2014 - Harare Zimbabwe

For info:  http://www.rimfa.org

 

School Librarians’ Conference

19-22 April 2015 – Houghton, Johannesburg, South Africa

http://www.stjohnscollege.co.za/eventsSchoolLibrarians2015

 

Reinventing university publishing international symposium and THAT (the humanities and technology) camp

17–19 March 2015 - The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

http://universitypublishingsymposium.wordpress.com/

 

Openness and Intellectual Property  - ISHTIP Annual Workshop 2015 (Call for Papers)

July 22-24 - University of Pennsylvania, USA

Submission deadline: 15 January 2015

Please direct questions to Peter Decherney (decherney@sas.upenn.edu).