Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication: 

Researcher Practices in Context: a Framework

http://lauraczerniewicz.co.za/2014/04/researcher-practices-context-framework/ 

Net Neutrality a Great Step Forward for the Free Internet

https://www.laquadrature.net/en/net-neutrality-a-great-step-forward-for-the-free-internet 

What Do Students Learn from Participation in an Undergraduate Research Journal?  Results of an Assessment

http://www.jlsc-pub.org/jlsc/vol2/iss2/4/ 

eBooks and the Demise of ILL - Peer to Peer Review

http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2014/04/opinion/peer-to-peer-review/ebooks-and-the-demise-of-ill-peer-to-peer-review/  

 

Data Management:

Research Data Management: Practical Strategies for Information Professionals

http://jlsc-pub.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1136&context=jlsc

Five ways to make data more open you do not need to be an expert to grasp

http://www.theguardian.com/local-government-network/2014/apr/01/five-ways-data-more-open-expert-grasp-local-government

The Value and Impact of Data Sharing and Curation

http://repository.jisc.ac.uk/5568/1/iDF308_-_Digital_Infrastructure_Directions_Report%2C_Jan14_v1-04.pdf

Data Management Resources

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

 

Courses for Librarians:

Enhancing librarians' ICT skills for research enablement in African universities: a Carnegie CPD programme

http://web.up.ac.za/default.asp?ipkCategoryID=22719&subid=22719&ipklookid=7

 

Conference alerts:

Disability and Cultural Diversity Workshop

24th - 25th April 2014 – Rosebank, Johannesburg, South Africa

To register, please fax your filled in registration form to +27 86 667 0434 or email hazel@tiragalobc.co.za