Intellectual Property:

N.B.  SA Copyright Bill 2015 -  Deadline today for submissions – 16 September 2015

The most common song you can't sing in public

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33993718

Copyright & Licensing  (IFLA Statement on Licensing)

http://libcopyright.org.au/media/1157

Court Says Copyright Owners Must Consider Fair Use in DMCA Notices (USA)

http://www.gigalaw.com/2015/09/14/court-says-copyright-owners-must-consider-fair-use-in-dmca-notices/

Upcoming Kenyan Copyright Amendments to Target Local Internet Service Providers Hosting Infringing Content

http://infojustice.org/archives/34979

Copyright as an Access Right, Securing Cultural Participation through the Protection of Creators’ Interests

http://infojustice.org/archives/34982

 

Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:

Wikipedia under fire for relationship with academic publisher

http://www.digitaljournal.com/internet/wikipedia-under-fire-for-relationship-with-science-publisher/article/443790

The presence of High-impact factor Open Access Journals in Science, Technology, Engineering and Medicine (STEM) disciplines

http://leo.cineca.it/index.php/jlis/article/view/11257

Ch. 1: Idealism and Opportunism: A Gold OA Overview

https://journals.ala.org/ltr/article/view/5757/7209

Libraries at the crossroads

http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/09/15/libraries-at-the-crossroads/

What is “Publishing” if even a Library can do it?

http://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2015/09/14/what-is-publishing-if-even-a-library-can-do-it/

Towards an open research university: creating the conditions where engaged research can flourish.

http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2015/09/15/open-research-university-where-engaged-research-can-flourish/

Open Access Resources

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

 

Data and Data Management:

Commentary: How open data can drive sustainable development

http://statescoop.com/commentary-open-data-can-drive-sustainable-development/

Open Data Impact Map

http://www.opendataenterprise.rog/map.html

Open Data Resources

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

 

Conference alert:

Higher Education Transformation Symposium

“Shifting perspective: The push & pull of advancing equity & embedding inclusive”

21 -22 October 2015 - Amabhubesi Training Centre, Johannesburg.

Email: vusi@amabhubesi.com;