The Open Access Leadership Summit was held in Gaborone, Botswana on the 20-21 November 2007. The Summit brought together the finest minds on Open Access and experienced practitioners.
Workshop Presentations:
Open Access Leadership Summit : Day One (20/11/2007)
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The Silent Continent: research publication policy in Africa and the global knowledge divide |
Ms Eve Gray, Honorary Research Associate, Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town |
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If only African Research were out there! Why Open Access is the answer. |
Dr Alma Swan, Director, Key Perspectives Ltd., UK |
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Open Access: A Human Rights Perspective |
Ms Amanda Barratt, Law Librarian, University of Cape Town |
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Implementing an Open Access Policy for Scholarly Publishing in South Africa |
Prof. Wieland Gevers, Executive Officer, Academy of Science of South Africa |
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"Centering the Knowledge Periphery through Open Access: Case Studies and Best Practices" |
Mr Leslie Chan, Associate Director of Bioline International, Toronto University, Canada |
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"Protecting Traditional Knowledge, Stimulating Research and Sustaining Creativity: an Intellectual Property Perspective." |
Mr Wend Wendland, Head, Traditional Creativity, Cultural Expressions |
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The Open journal System: Ensuring a Journal's Economic Sustainability, While Increasing Access to Knowledge |
Mr Samuel Smith Esseh, University of British Columbia / Public Knowledge Project, Canada |
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Open Access and the Public Interest in copyright |
Prof. Enyinna Nwauche, African Legal Studies, River States University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
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Access to Information: A metter of Social Justice |
Prof. Johannes Britz, Professor & Dean, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milkwaukee, USA |
Open Access Leadership Summit: Day Two (21/11/2007)
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Open Access and Success: the experiences in the Open University |
Dr Christina Lloyd, Head of Teaching and Learner Support, The Open University, UK |
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Institutional Repositories - Why they are important for African Research |
Dr Hussein Suleman - Senior Lecturer in Computer Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa |
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Getting 'buy-in' from Faculty and Management: UP's success story |
Ms Monica Hammes, Assistant Director: Scholarship Issues and Quality Assurance, Academic Information Service, University of Pretoria, South Africa |
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Setting up IR's in African Institutions - eIFL initiatives |
Ms Susan Veldsman, Electronic Information for Libraries Network (eIFL.net) |
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Regional Overview: Zimbabwe |
Mr Jasper Maenzanise, Zimbabwe Open University Library |
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Regional Overview: South Africa |
Prof. Derek Keats, University of Western Cape, South Africa |
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Regional Overview: South Africa |
Dr Dale Peters. University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa |
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Regional Overview: Kenya |
Ms Laura Agaba Byaruhanga, Rural Outreach Programme, Nairobi, Kenya |
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Panel Presentation: African Access to Knowledge Alliance |
Mrs Denise Nicholson, University of Witwatersrand, South Africa |