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Intellectual Property:
Resources on Fair Use around the World
http://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues/fairuse_fairdealing
The Myth Of IP Incentives For All Nations – Q&A With Carlos Correa
http://www.ip-watch.org/2018/06/20/myth-ip-incentives-nations-qa-carlos-correa
Authors Alliance : Principle 3: affirm the vitality of limits on copyright
https://www.authorsalliance.org/principles-and-proposals-for-copyright-reform/principle-3
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
The preprint dilemma: good for science, bad for the public? A discussion paper for the scientific community
The Netherlands reach Green Open Access Deal with Wolters Kluwer
https://scinoptica.com/en/2018/06/the-netherlands-reach-green-open-access-deal-with-wolters-kluwer/
Making the Effort with Open Access
http://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/f/M_Crumpton_Making_2018.pdf\
From green to gold to diamond: open access’s return to social justice
http://library.ifla.org/2220/1/092-raju-en.pdf
Universities in Germany and Sweden lose access to Elsevier journals
How libraries secure trust in the research process of the 21st century
http://elephantinthelab.org/how-libraries-secure-trust-in-the-research-process-of-the-21st-century/
Decolonizing the Way Libraries Organize
http://library.ifla.org/2221/1/207-white-en.pdf
Bridging the digital divide: a prerequisite for global egovernment
http://library.ifla.org/2210/1/233-lachal-fr.pdf
Download an Archive of 16,000 Sound Effects from the BBC: A Fascinating History of the 20th Century in Sound
http://www.openculture.com/2018/04/download-an-archive-of-16000-sound-effects-from-the-bbc.html
The ‘blessing’ of a diagnosis: Information poverty in an information-rich world
Global Innovation Divide: Can Investment In Innovation Bridge The Gap?
http://infojustice.org/archives/40193
Meeting basic needs – A first step to student success