Intellectual Property:

The Digital Paradox:How Copyright Laws Keep E-Books Locked Up

http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/how-copyright-laws-prevent-easy-sharing-of-e-books-a-961333.html

Phoenix Release Statement in Support of Fair Use, Encourage Copyright Law Change

http://pitchfork.com/news/54157-phoenix-release-statement-in-support-of-fair-use-encourage-copyright-law-change/

Copyright and Inequality

http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2398373

 

Traditional Knowledge:

WIPO Meetings : Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC)

 http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/topic.jsp?group_id=110

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Guide to DSPACE for Institutional Repositories

http://bit.ly/goodir

Audit for DSPACE

http://bit.ly/garpir

Resources & Information on Digital Libraries and Institutional Repositories:

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

http://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication

 

Access and Persons with Disabilities

Deaf Woman Hears for the First Time in a Tear Jerking Moment

http://interestingengineering.com/deaf-women-hears-for-the-first-time-in-a-tear-jerking-moment/#

Resources for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons

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

 

Data Management:

Data Management Resources

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

Model Language for Research Data Management Policies

http://www.aserl.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ASERL-SURA_Model_Language_RDM_Policy_Language_FINAL.pdf

Template for Data Management Plan

http://thedata.org/book/data-management-plan-template