Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

New OA Social Sciences Archive launched - SocArxiv-COS

https://osf.io/ny5qf

Wellcome Trust to launch open access research site

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/wellcome-trust-launch-open-access-research-site

Freedom of Expression and Intermediary Liability

http://infojustice.org/archives/36220

Knowledge & Innovation in Africa: Scenarios for the Future

http://www.openair.org.za/images/Knowledge-Innovation-Africa-Scenarios-for-Future.pdf

Research fraud: the temptation to lie – and the challenges of regulation

https://theconversation.com/research-fraud-the-temptation-to-lie-and-the-challenges-of-regulation-58161

Pressure to publish is choking the academic profession

https://theconversation.com/pressure-to-publish-is-choking-the-academic-profession-62060

All too easy' to see how Brexit harms research

https://www.researchinformation.info/news/analysis-opinion/all-too-easy-see-how-brexit-harms-research

Pressure to publish is choking the academic profession

Audiobooks – Is Listening as Good as Reading?

http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-living/ci_30054295/audiobooks-is-listening-good-reading

 

Conference Alerts:

9th Annual UNISA / IFLA Regional Office for Africa Annual Public Lecture on Africa Librarianship in the 21st century

Theme: The Book Famine for Blind and Visually Impaired People in Africa – are African Libraries ready to implement the Marrakesh Treaty

10am on 13 July 2016 - University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

http://www.liasa-new.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/ifla.jpg

Webinar - To join the webinar:

  1. Go to the LIASA web page on 13 July 2016: www.liasa.org.za
  2. Scroll down until you see BigBlueButton to the left of the page. Select UNISA / IFLA Africa Annual Public Lecture, type your name, and type the password marrakeshtreaty. Then click Join.
  3. Requirements: Stable Internet connection, Mozilla Firefox/Google Chrome Internet Browser, Speakers.

 

Electronic Records Management, Information and Documents Compliance Workshop 

27th - 29th July 2016 Swakopmund, Namibia; and 17th – 19th August 2016 Pretoria, South Africa - For information, email: info@envision-int.co.za

 

IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2016

13-19 August 2016 - Columbus, Ohio, USA.

http://ifla-wlic2016.org/

 

17th Annual LIASA Conference 2016 :

Theme: Libraries in Action: Transformation and Development towards 2030

10-14 October 2016 0 Durban, South Africa

http://www.liasaconference.co.za/