Intellectual Property:

We Have a Treaty  - Now What?

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2013/07/opinion/peer-to-peer-review/we-have-a-treaty-now-what-peer-to-peer-review/

DALRO’s response to the Marrakesh Treaty

http://www.samro.org.za/node/10778

NGOs set record straight on EU press release on LDC TRIPS extension

http://www.eifl.net/ngos-set-record-straight-eu-press-release-ldc

Japan is considering extending copyright terms to 70 years after author’s death

http://japandailypress.com/japan-considering-extending-copyright-terms-to-70-years-after-authors-death-1032092

 

Traditional Knowledge:

WIPO Scrounges For Funds For Indigenous Participants In Key Treaty Negotiations

http://www.ip-watch.org/2013/07/15/wipo-scrounges-for-funds-for-indigenous-participants-in-key-treaty-negotiations/

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Improved open access research platform launched (Scielo-SA)

http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2013071915204454

On Data Management and Open Research

http://stevenhill.org.uk/on-data-management-and-open-research/

Danny Kingsley on State of Open Access

http://poynder.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/danny-kingsley-on-state-of-open-access.html

Richard Poynder : Open Access Interviews

http://richardpoynder.co.uk/index.html

Altmetric booklets

http://altmetric.com/bookmarklet.php

 

Open Educational Resources:

OER Toolkit

https://openeducationalresources.pbworks.com/w/page/24836860/What%20are%20Open%20Educational%20Resources

Smart History OERs

http://smarthistory.khanacademy.org/

OER University (wiki)

http://wikieducator.org/OER_university

Things you should know about OERs

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELi7061.pdf

OERs by Topic

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/content.php?pid=257066&sid=3887795

 

Conference alerts:

Google In Education – South Africa Summit

26-27 September 2013 –

Parklands College, Cape Town, South Africa

http://za.gafesummit.com/

 

ETD 2013 - 16th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Sep 23 – 26, 2013 - Hong Kong

http://lib.hku.hk/etd2013/registration.html -

 A limited number of scholarships available: http://lib.hku.hk/etd2013/scholarship.htm

 

LIASA Annual Conference

8 – 11 October 2013, Cape Town, South Africa

conference2013@liasa.org.za

 

Open Access and Research Conference

30 October – 1 November 2013 – Brisbane, Australia

http://www.oar2013.qut.edu.au/