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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: Chancen und Herausforderungen. Ein Handbuch
Bonn: Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission (2007), 136 pp.
"Die Transformation des wissenschaftlichen Publikationswesens von der Gutenberg-Galaxie in den Cyberspace verlangt allen Beteiligten eine Neudefinition ihrer Rolle in dem System ab. Bei den anstehenden Veränderungen ist eine Fülle technischer, rechtlicher und wirtschaftlicher Gegebenheiten zu ber
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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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Guía para la comunicación y difusión de resultados de investigaciones
La Paz: Fundación PIEB (2007), viii, 151 pp.
An Exploration of the State of Self-Publishing in the Academic Publishing Sector of South Africa
Pretoria: University of South Africa, Master Thesis (2007), 215 pp.
"The academic publishing sector in South Africa is facing many changes and challenges in the post-1994 democracy, with most of the changes brought about by the Higher Education Act No. 101 of 1997. A recent challenge, or threat, to commercial publishers is the phenomenon, and proliferation, of self-
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African Scholarly Publishing Essays
Oxford; Uppsala: African Books Collective; International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP); Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (2006), 273 pp.
"This volume grew out of a seminar on scholarly publishing held in Arusha, Tanzania in 2002. It was originally announced for publication as The African Scholarly Writers and Publishers Handbook, as a sequel to the much acclaimed African Writers’ Handbook published by African Books Collective in 19
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Open Access Publishing: A Developing Country View
First Monday, vol. 11, nr. 6 (2006)
"This paper presents the experience with open access (OA) publishing by researchers in an academic research institution (The University of the West Indies (UWI) St. Augustine Campus) in a developing country — Trinidad and Tobago. It describes the two parallel but complimentary paths for authors to
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Scoping Study: Monitoring and Evaluation of Research Communications
London: Healthlink Worldwide (2006), 30 pp.
"An informal network composed of representatives from a number of UK organisations concerned about the impact of research on the reality of poverty convened a workshop on 5-6 September 2006. The objectives of the workshop were to mobilise a wider group of organisations working in the field of resear
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Getting into the kitchen: Media strategies for research
London: Panos London (2006), 13 pp.
"In the words of a South African researcher, the media can help research become linked to policy processes by “getting you into the kitchen, being part of the soup-making”. This paper explores the roles the media play and looks at the linkages between policy, research and media. It considers som
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Getting Started in Electronic Journal Publishing
Key Guides
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP), 5th ed. (2006), 25 pp.
"The 5th edition of a popular guide that provides an overview of the potentials and pitfalls of electronic journal publishing. While not specifically written for an African audience, it is an excellent resource for African journal editors and publishers who are contemplating switching to an electron
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African Journals Online (AJOL): A Second Internal Evaluation, 2003-2005
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2006), 40 pp.
"A second evaluation of the African Journals Online (AJOL) project http://www.ajol.info/, which examines the development and status of the project since the last evaluation in 2002 to the end of 2005, and when it was handed over to African management, NISC South Africa Ltd. It aims to provide partic
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Working with the Media: A Guide for Researchers
London: Panos London (2006), 13 pp.
