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In this issue, EIFL’s Teresa Hackett shares good news from the 43rd session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights. Also on the topic of copyright, our guest blogger, Desmond Oriakhogba, discusses how libraries can benefit from Nigeria’s new copyright law. We bring you good news from public and community libraries in Uganda, and share the ‘Small Bites’ series of training videos being piloted by the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme team. Open access and open science continue to advance in our partner countries, with a new national open access repository in Armenia and 21 more journals added to Ethiopia's national open access journals platform. You can see our events, past and present. We hope you enjoy the issue!
WIPO: A GREAT WEEK FOR ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE
EIFL’s Teresa Hackett reports on progress made at the 43rd session of WIPO’s Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights.
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TECH SAVVY LIBRARIES ON THE RISE IN UGANDA
Ten more public and community libraries to be equipped to provide internet-based services and digital skills training in their communities.
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NEW NATIONAL OPEN ACCESS REPOSITORY IN ARMENIA
EIFL support enables the National Library of Armenia to establish a new open access repository using DSpace software.
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NEW PARTNERSHIPS - A RIGHT TO RESEARCH IN AFRICA
EIFL’s Teresa Hackett looks back at a major conference on the Right to Research in Africa and reflects on practical and policy insights gained.
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BENEFITS FOR LIBRARIES IN NIGERIA’S COPYRIGHT LAW
Guest blogger, Desmond Oriakhogba, explains the key features of Nigeria’s new copyright law and sets out how libraries can benefit.
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EIFL SUPPORT ENERGIZES ETHIOPIA OA JOURNALS SECTOR
21 more journals added to the upgraded Ethiopian open access journals platform, EJOL.
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OPEN SCIENCE TRAIN-THE-TRAINER TIPS
EIFL bootcamp engaged open access and open science trainers from 24 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe.
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‘SMALL BITES’ TRAINING FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIANS
EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) explores microlearning techniques in training video series.
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JOIN OA DIAMOND & INSTITUTIONAL PUBLISHING SURVEY
Participate in the DIAMAS institutional open access publishing survey in the European Research Area.
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