Copyright & A2K Issues - 27 May 2020

27 May 2020 · Denise Nicholson

This is a free online international Information Service covering various topics, including copyright, plagiarism and other IP matters, Open Access, open publishing, open learning resources, institutional repositories, scholarly communication, digitization and library matters, mobile technologies, issues affecting access to knowledge (A2K), particularly in developing countries; WTO and WIPO treaties and matters; Free Trade Agreements and TRIPS Plus; useful websites, conference alerts, etc. Archives are available at: http://www.africanlii.org/content/copyright-a2k-information . If you would like to subscribe to, or unsubscribe from, this newsletter, please do so at: http://lists.wits.ac.za/mailman/listinfo/copyrightanda2kinfo or email Denise.Nicholson@wits.ac.za only (N.B. PLEASE DO NOT SEND TO WHOLE MAILING LIST)

Libraries and COVID-19

Statement on the Global COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Library Services and Resources

https://icolc.net/system/files/2020MarchCOVID-19ICOLCStatementEnglish.pdf

COVID-19 and the Global Library Field

https://www.ifla.org/covid-19-and-libraries

Covid-19’s Impact on Libraries Goes Beyond Books

https://www.wired.com/story/covid-19-libraries-impact-goes-beyond-books/

New Challenges and Opportunities: COVID and Memory

https://blogs.ifla.org/lpa/2020/05/18/new-challenges-and-opportunities-covid-and-memory/

EIFL’s Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

https://www.eifl.net/news/eifls-response-covid-19-pandemic

Open Access and OER Resources:

Open Textbooks

https://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication/OA_Books

Covid-19 Resource Hub

https://www.ihs.nl/en/resources/covid-19-resource-hub

Open Educational Resources

https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources

Open Culture

http://www.openculture.com/

Preprint Server for Biology

https://www.biorxiv.org/

Preprint Server for Health Sciences

https://www.medrxiv.org/

Africarxiv.org

https://info.africarxiv.org/

EarthArXiv (Earth Sciences)

https://eartharxiv.org/

AU Common Repository

https://archives.au.int/

Public Books Database

http://www.publicbooks.org/public-books-database/

How to Use the OER Commons LTI Tool

https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/13917-how-to-use-the-oer-commons-lti-tool/view

Open Resources during Covid-19

https://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication/COVID

MOOCs and OER: Developments and Contributions for Open Education and Open Science

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-4276-3_10

Introducing the World’s Largest Medical Repair Database, Free for Everyone

https://bit.ly/2X4TqNq

Move to Online Learning: 12 Key Ideas

http://davecormier.com/edblog/2020/05/17/move-to-online-learning-12-key-ideas/

A Hidden Dream: Open Educational Resources

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-4276-3_4

Open and Free Access to Education for All

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-4276-3_1

Expanded Access to Online Resources during COVID-19

https://libguides.csuchico.edu/CovidExpandedAccess

UNESCO Guidance on Open Educational Practices during School Closures

https://bit.ly/2Tq1Hte

UNESCO Digital Archives

https://digital.archives.unesco.org/en/

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26 December 2020
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Please note : This is the Final newsletter on this website. You will still be able to access the Archives of this newsletter at: https://africanlii.org/content/copyright-and-a2k-issues Denise Nicholson retires from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg on 31 December 2020. She will be consulting in future. Should you wish to contact her, her website from January 2021 will be http://www.scholarly.horizons.com . Should you wish to receive similar information in a new online newsletter, please email denise.nicholson@scholarlyhorizons.com with " Yes to new online newsletter" in the subject field.

1 December 2020
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14 November 2020
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This is a free online international Information Service covering various topics, including copyright, plagiarism and other IP matters, Open Access, open publishing, open learning resources, institutional repositories, scholarly communication, digitization and library matters, mobile technologies, issues affecting access to knowledge (A2K), particularly in developing countries; WTO and WIPO treaties and matters; Free Trade Agreements and TRIPS Plus; useful websites, conference alerts, etc. If you wish to unsubscribe, please email Denise.Nicholson@wits.ac.za . Please note : This information service will be closing down on Friday 11 December 2020 , but you will still be able to access the Archives at: https://africanlii.org/content/copyright-and-a2k-issues

3 November 2020
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This is a free online international Information Service covering various topics, including copyright, plagiarism and other IP matters, Open Access, open publishing, open learning resources, institutional repositories, scholarly communication, digitization and library matters, mobile technologies, issues affecting access to knowledge (A2K), particularly in developing countries; WTO and WIPO treaties and matters; Free Trade Agreements and TRIPS Plus; useful websites, conference alerts, etc. If you wish to unsubscribe, please email Denise.Nicholson@wits.ac.za . Please note : This information service will be closing down on Friday 11 December 2020, but you will still be able to access the Archives at: https://africanlii.org/content/copyright-and-a2k-issues

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