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Scholarly Publishing in Africa: Opportunities & Impediments
Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa (2010), xxv, 378 pp.
"The proceedings of a conference held at the Africa Institute of South Africa in 2009, this is a major new collection of essays on the state of scholarly publishing in Africa, with a strong emphasis on the situation in South Africa. The conference was convened, and the papers published, in an attemp
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Institutional Review: Open Access and Open Knowledge Production Processes. Lessons from CODESRIA
African Journal of Information and Communication, issue 10 (2010), pp. 67-72
"This paper examines the publishing activities of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) and its ever-evolving publications and dissemination policies. The author offers this “as a possible model to inform and inspire institutions interested in a comprehens
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"A community research partnership is ideally part of a larger collaboration that includes the interests of each partner and spans a wide range of activities. Often a neglected afterthought in busy research schedules, the dissemination of key findings upon project completion is a crucial step in comm
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Políticas editoriales de publicaciones académicas en Chile
Santiago de Chile: ONG Derechos Digitales (2009), 51 pp.
Studies and reviews briefly some of the key editorial decisions that involve the distribution of academic publications policy in Chile, including its access and use of the general public, academic and scientific community in particular.
"The main findings of the review are: 1. General consensus on the importance of research communication among the donors interviewed, and wide interest in developing appropriate programmes and mechanisms. 2. Little evidence of a strategic approach within individual agencies, with research communicati
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"In a Study Released Today...": 10 Tips to Get More Ink on Your Next Report
New York: Fenton Communications (2009), 15 pp.
"Many nonprofits spend considerable time and resources producing studies to advance their issues, only to have them gather dust on the shelf of some academic or government office. Why? Invariably, it’s because the report received little to no media coverage. The good news is, it doesn’t have to
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Moving Africa Away from the Global Knowledge Periphery: A Case Study of AJOL
Africa Bibliography, issue 2008 (2009), pp. vii-xxiv
"Using African Journals Online (AJOL) as a case study – recently expanded to offer full text online and, with over 350 partner titles, now the world’s largest online collection of African journals – the author argues that increasing accessibility of African research outputs through open access
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Final Report of the Peer-To-Peer Development and Support of Science Journalism in the Developing World: The SjCOOP Project
Gatineau: World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) (2009), 104 pp.
"SjCOOP1 objectives were to (1) develop a network of professional science journalists in Africa, North Africa and in the Middle East; (2) put in place national and regional associations of science journalists; and (3) strengthen the World Federation of Science Journalists as a supportive partner of
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Opening Scholarship Project. Case Study 4: UCT Press
Cape Town: Centre of Educational Technology, University of Cape Town; Shuttleworth Foundation (2009), 20 pp.
"The University of Cape Town (UCT) Press was established in 1994 and is one of four university presses currently operating in South Africa. The modern-day university press presents an interesting mix of challenges and conflicting agendas, and the OpeningScholarship project chose UCT Press as a subje
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M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access
London: Facet Publishing (2008), lvii, 287 pp.
Wissenschaft in den Medien präsentieren: Ein Ratgeber für die Scientific Community
Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag (2008), 217 pp.
"Viele Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler üben im Umgang mit den Medien Zurückhaltung, sei es, weil sie unsicher sind oder weil sie die Chancen erfolgreicher Medienarbeit unterschätzen. Ihnen vermittelt dieses Buch das »Handwerk« des Umgangs mit Presse, Radio, Fernsehen und Internet. Zur
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Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives. The South Asian Scenario
New Delhi: UNESCO (2008), 137 pp.
"This publication has its genesis in the recommendations and proceedings of UNESCO-supported th international conferences and workshops including the 4 International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL2001, Bangalore); the International Conferences on Digital Libraries (ICDL2004 & ICDL2006,
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Copy, Rip, Burn: The Politics of Copyleft and Open Source
London: Pluto Press (2008), xiii, 257 pp.
Science Journalist Association Guide
Gatineau: World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) (2007), v, 65 pp.
The Whole Digital Library Handbook
Chicago: American Library Association (2007), vii, 417 pp.
Open Access als alternatives Publikationsmodell der Wissenschaft
Erlangen: Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Buchwissenschaft (2007), 93 pp.
"Zunächst erfolgt ein Überblick über den Forschungsstand und die Quellenlage zum Thema Open Access, anschließend eine Begriffsdefinition. Daraufhin werden die Hintergründe der Open-Access-Bewegung aufgezeigt: Was sind die Ursachen und Ziele? Wie hat sich die Bewegung entwickelt? Außerdem werde
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