[Lib-helig-l] Fwd: Panel by outstanding global experts on changing scholarly communication- at UCT on 10th August

Global participation in e-research and scholarly communication: Open access strategies for African institutions

What are the emerging trends in e-research, scholarly communication and open access?
What do these trends mean for institutions?
What is the role of open access in the context of development?
What does the university need to do to align itself as a global research partner?

The Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme (SCAP), OpenUCT and Berlin10 invite you to a seminar and discussion on the key trends in addressing impact, development and policy in new forms of e-research and open access dissemination.

Featuring presentations by international experts Alma Swan, Cameron Neylon and Leslie Chan, the seminar provides an opportunity to discuss the issues with global thought leaders in the area of open access and scholarly communication.

Date: Friday 10 August 2012
Venue: African Studies Gallery
Time: 14pm
The event will be opened by UCT Vice Chancellor Dr Max Price.
Please join us for a light lunch at 12h00.

RSVP to Thomas King <thomas.king@uct.ac.za> by Monday 6 August.

This is an official pre-event to the international Berlin10 open access conference Networked scholarship in a networked world: Participation in Open Access, Stellenbosch, 68 November 2012.
http://www.scaprogramme.org.za/
http://openuct.uct.ac.za/
http://www.berlin10.org/programme.html




( http://www.cet.uct.ac.za )
Associate Professor Laura Czerniewicz
University of Cape Town
Ph: 27 (0)21 650 5036
Fax: 27 (0)21 650 3841
http://lauraczerniewicz.uct.ac.za
http://openuct.uct.ac.za
twitter: czernie

 

 

 

Ingrid Thomson

Librarian: Humanities Information Division

Chancellor Oppenheimer Library

University of Cape Town Libraries

Private Bag

7700 RONDEBOSCH

SOUTH AFRICA

 

Tel: +27 21 650 3703  Fax: +27 21 689 7569

Email: Ingrid.Thomson@uct.ac.za

 

 

 

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