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)
Intellectual Property:
Parliament can uphold the Constitution by passing the Copyright Amendment Bill — again
Actors dealt a blow as president sends two bills back to Parliament
June 16 2020: A Sad Day for South African Youth
http://infojustice.org/archives/42438
Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (South Africa)
What is POPIA?
https://altadvisory.africa/popia/
3 simple steps to kickstart your POPIA compliance
https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/379/205956.html
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication Resources
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication
What are Transformative Agreements?
https://esac-initiative.org/about/transformative-agreements/
Guidelines for Evaluating Transformative Open Access Agreements
Open Access in Theory and Practice
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9780429276842
Emotional Labor in Open Access Advocacy: A Librarian’s Perspective
https://www.ijoer.org/emotional-labor-in-open-access-advocacy-a-librarians-perspective/
Development and Access to Information Report 2019 (IFLA)
https://da2i.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/da2i-2019-full-report.pdf
Publishing during pandemic: Innovation, collaboration, and change
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/leap.1314
Guest Post — The Covid Infodemic and the Future of the Communication of Science
Research Assessment Processes
Fighting the impact factor, one CV at a time
https://ecrlife.org/fighting-the-impact-factor-one-cv-at-a-time/
Open Educational Resources (OER):
International Journal of Open Educational Resources (IJOER)
https://www.ijoer.org/about-ijoer/
Open Pedagogy Approaches
Universities must adopt online learning in order to survive
OER Resources
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources
Webinars:
EIFL webinar with Aflia – 14 July 2020
https://www.eifl.net/events/webinar-e-resources-during-covid-19-copyright-and-licensing-issues
IFLA ARL Webinar series: Academic Library Services during COVID-19 - 22 July 2020