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Happy New Year! May 2011 be a wonderful year for all of you. Thanks
for all the wonderful Christmas greetings I received from many of you.
Intellectual Property:
Copyright Law vs. Consumer Rights
http://christianengstrom.wordpress.com/2010/12/12/copyright-law-vs-consu
mer-rights/
A Book you will never read
http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/2010/12/22/a-book-you-will-never
-read/
House panel OKs copyright bill (Philippines)
http://www.malaya.com.ph/12232010/busi7.html
White House to continue copyright crackdown
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1210/46003.html
Traditional Knowledge:
Traditional Knowledge Resources
http://www.pdf-finder.com/pdf/traditional-knowledge-intellectual-propert
y-and.html
A new dawn for custodians of TK in Africa
http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2010/06/article_0008.html
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Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 12:28:04 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 4 July 2010 (part 2)
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Open Learning Resources:
Open Learning Resources
http://www.houseofgill.com/History/~moffett-resources
The Future of Content is an Open Book
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2010/11/01/the-future-of-content-is
-an-open-book.aspx?sc_lang=en
Learning about OER
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/12/learning-about-open-educational-re
sources/
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Open Access in 2010
http://www.arl.org/sparc/publications/articles/oa-in-2010.shtml
The size distribution of open access publishers: A problem for open
access?
http://firstmonday.org/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/3
208
The Changing Role of Libraries in the Digital Age
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/steve-haber/the-changing-role-of-libr_b_80
3722.html
New Measures for Scholarly Impact
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2010/12/17/scholars_develop_new_metri
cs_for_journals_impact
Ranking and Mapping Scientific Knowledge
What We Don't Know We Don't Know
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1710009
Ghana launches mobile library internet connectivity initiative
http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2010/12/25/ghana-launces-mobile-library
-internet-connectivity-initiative/
Scholarly Electronic Publishing Weblog, Dec 29, 2010
http://digital-scholarship.org/sepw2/2010/12/29/scholarly-electronic-pub
lishing-weblog-december-29-2010/
Case Study: Re-Engineering an Institutional Repository to Engage User
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=jour~content=a928310909~frm=
abslink
Richard Stallman: Open Letter on Sharing Licence in Brazil
http://stallman.org/articles/internet-sharing-license.en.html
Referencing and Citations:
Microsoft Word 2007 referencing
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/word/references.asp
How to Cite Sources with Word 2007
http://www.ehow.com/how_5831564_cite-sources-word-2007.html
Citation Guidelines and other useful information
http://web.wits.ac.za/Library/ResearchResources/SubjectPortals/Plagiaris
m+Portal.htm
Self-plagiarism case prompts calls for agencies to tighten rules
http://www.nature.com/news/2010/101208/full/468745a.html
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From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 14:13:49 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - correction of URL in
part 2
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Hi,
Apologies. The URL given for "Ghana launches mobile library internet
connectivity initiative was incorrect. Here is the correct URL:
http://www.ghanabusinessnews.com/2010/12/25/ghana-launches-mobile-librar
y-internet-connectivity-initiative/
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Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 12:46:30 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 7 January 2011
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FYI,
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Intellectual Property:
2011: The Year Ahead at WHO, WIPO and WTO
http://keionline.org/node/1048
Copyright Criminal Measures in ACTA
http://acta.ffii.org/wordpress/?p=34
The importance of being specific: IP ownership in employee contracts
(Australia)
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/article.asp?articleid=119136&email_acces
s=on
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/article.asp?article_id=113188
Computer-generated compilations not protected by copyright, says Full
Federal Court Z(Australia)
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/article.asp?article_id=118444
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/article.asp?article_id=118434
Public Domain Day (1 January)
http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/search/label/Copyright
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Open Access Map (New!)
End of the Year Open Access Highlights - Personal Selection
http://intechweb.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/end-of-the-year-open-access-hi
ghlights-personal-selection/
Scholarly Communication: The Future for Academic Authors
http://blogs.wiley.com/publishingnews/2010/12/22/scholarly-communication
-the-future-for-academic-authors/
Demand growing for open access science texts and tools
http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/12/building-sustainable-open-ac
cess-science-texts-and-tools.ars
Open Access: the impact for libraries and librarians (RSP Event)
<http://uollibraryblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/oa-rsp-dec2010/>
http://uollibraryblog.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/oa-rsp-dec2010/
Africa: Open Resources - what works on the continent
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=2010121021305756
Making Open Access Pay
http://publishingperspectives.com/2010/12/making-open-access-pay/
Papers/Materials from the 6th International Digital Curation Conference
in Chicago (Dec. 2010)
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/conferences/6th-international-digital-curati
on-conference
Open and Shut? Vitek Tracz Interview on OA (republished with update)
Traditional Knowledge:
European Union backs indigenous peoples' rights worldwide
<http://www.firstperspective.ca/releases/1155-european-union-backs-indig
enous-peoples-rights-worldwide.html>
http://www.firstperspective.ca/releases/1155-european-union-backs-indige
nous-peoples-rights-worldwide.html
Protection of Traditional Knowledge (Books to download)
http://khup.com/keyword/protection-of-traditional-knowledge-in-india.htm
l
Conference alerts/Call for papers - 2011:
IFLA Regional Office for Africa and IFLA Africa Section -
African Library Summit 2011 - "The Future of African Librarianship"
11-13 May 2011 - Misty Hills Country Hotel, Conference Centre and Spa,
Muldersdrift, Gauteng, South Africa
http://www.cvent.com/EVENTS/Info/Summary.aspx?e=1e909a4c-d71b-4ec0-8551-
706a37652dc6
ETD2011: Call for Papers, Presentations, Posters, Panels and Workshops
Call for Papers: 5th International Symposium on Library Services For
Children and Young Adults -
"Fostering Children of the Nation's Future: Children's libraries"
9-10, June 2011, South Korea
Email to Ms. Eunbong Park (eubong at nl.go.kr) before Feb. 18, 2011
Call for Papers: ETD2011 - 14th International Symposium on Electronic
Theses and Dissertations
13-17 September 2011 - Cape Town, South Africa
http://dl.cs.uct.ac.za/conferences/etd2011
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From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 13:57:50 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 12 January 2011
(part 2)
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FYI,
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Intellectual Property:
Curb your enthusiasm
http://library.duke.edu/blogs/scholcomm/2011/01/04/curb-your-enthusiasm/
Public Domain Day (1 January)
http://hurstassociates.blogspot.com/search/label/Copyright
Copyright comes a cropper in the digital age
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jan/09/robert-mccrum-copyright-law-
kindle
Traditional Knowledge:
Protection of Traditional Knowledge (Books to download)
http://khup.com/keyword/protection-of-traditional-knowledge-in-india.htm
l
European Union backs indigenous peoples' rights worldwide
<http://www.firstperspective.ca/releases/1155-european-union-backs-indig
enous-peoples-rights-worldwide.html>
http://www.firstperspective.ca/releases/1155-european-union-backs-indige
nous-peoples-rights-worldwide.html
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Book of the Week (2): What is the Nature of Freedom in A2K demands?
<http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/book-of-the-week-2-what-is-the-nature-of-
freedom-in-a2k-demands/2011/01/12>
An Overview of Development and Trends in the Application of ICT in
Education
On Publishing: The Digital Dam Breaks: The Year 2010 in Review
http://sncr.org/2011/01/10/on-publishing-the-digital-dam-breaks-the-year
-2010-in-review/
Materials from the 6th International Digital Curation Conference in
Chicago (Dec. 2010)
http://www.dcc.ac.uk/events/conferences/6th-international-digital-curati
on-conference
Hindawi Publishing: a Working Model
http://www.infotoday.com/IT/dec10/Kho.shtml
BrainTrack
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From: Denise.Nicholson at wits.ac.za (Denise Nicholson)
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:00:13 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 12 January 2011
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Open Learning Resources:
100+ Online Resources That Are Transforming Education
http://mashable.com/2011/01/07/online-education-websites/
Perspective on Distance Education: Teacher Education through Open and
Distance Learning
http://www.col.org/resources/publications/Pages/detail.aspx?PID=332
Zotero (free online reference manager)
Plagiarism:
Self-plagiarism case prompts calls for agencies to tighten rule
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=self-plagiarism-case
Role of Libraries:
The Changing Role of Libraries in the Digital Age
The Conference of Directors of National Libraries in Asia and Oceania
(CDNLAO) Newsletter, Nov. 2010
http://www.ndl.go.jp/en/cdnlao/newsletter/index.html
Academic Library Autopsy Report, 2050
http://chronicle.com/article/Death-by-Irony-How-Librarians/125767/
Conference alerts:
Mobile Learning: Crossing boundaries in convergent environments
Conference
21-22 March, 2011 - Bremen, Germany
http://www.londonmobilelearning.net/#bremen.php
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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 13:11:26 +0200
Subject: [Copyrightanda2kinfo] Copyright & A2K Issues - 17 January 2011
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Intellectual Property:
What's the Point of Digital Rights Management?
http://www.uncommon-cents.net/2011/01/15/whats-the-point-of-digital-righ
ts-management/
Fair Usage in Caribbean Intellectual Property
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
The state of the nation 2011 - government policy and open access in
South Africa
<http://www.gray-area.co.za/2011/01/16/the-state-of-the-nation-2011-%e2%
80%93-government-policy-and-open-access-in-south-africa/>
http://www.gray-area.co.za/2011/01/16/the-state-of-the-nation-2011-%E2%8
0%93-government-policy-and-open-access-in-south-africa/
Quandary: Scientists Prefer Reading Over Publishing 'Open Access' Papers
http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/01/quandary-scientists-pr
efer-readi.html?ref=hp
e-Learning Resources:
e-Learning Outlook for 2011
http://www.tonybates.ca/2011/01/16/e-learning-outlook-for-2011/
Free and Open Source Text to Speech Tools for e-Learning
http://blog.efrontlearning.net/2011/01/free-and-open-source-text-to-spee
ch.html
Top 10 Open Source e-Learning Projects to Watch for 2011
http://blog.efrontlearning.net/2011/01/top-10-open-source-e-learning-pro
jects.html
Free e-Learning Resources
http://blog.efrontlearning.net/p/free-e-learning-resources.html
Wikipedia celebrates 27th birthday
http://www.newsbiscuit.com/2011/01/17/wikipedia-celebrates-27th-birthday
/
Conference alerts:
6th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education, Training
25-27 May 2011 - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
http://www.elearning-africa.com/
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