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EIFL in Botswana

EIFL has been working in Botswana since 2001. We supported the creation of the Botswana Libraries Consortium (BLC), and through this partnership, libraries in Botswana are providing access to a wide range of scholarly e-resources. EIFL agreements with publishers also allow authors in Botswana to publish in open access in hybrid or fully open access journals at waived or discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs).

EIFL has been advocating for research funders and universities to introduce open access policies. EIFL has also raised awareness on library copyright issues through training and a support service that assisted with copyright questions.

Library Consortium Information

Consortium:

Botswana Libraries Consortium (BLC)

Type of members:

University libraries, colleges & polytechnics, research libraries, national libraries and special libraries.

Members:

EIFL-Licensed resources:

View the complete list of e-resources, technology products and Article Processing Charges that have been negotiated for members of BLC. See the full list of all the journals that EIFL has negotiated terms for open access publishing for researchers in Botswana. For more information please contact the Licensing Coordinator in Botswana.

Media

Intellectual Property Watch: ‘Zimbabwe Plans Open Access Policy, Part Of Efforts Across Africa’

Feature about EIFL-supported OA projects in Zimbabwe and other countries in Africa

FACTS

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EIFL started working in Botswana in 2001.

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EIFL works with 57 institutions in Botswana through the library consortium.

MEET OUR COORDINATORS

Poloko Ntokwane

Open Access Coordinator

Khutsafalo Kadimo

Copyright Coordinator

Naniki Maphakwane

EIFL IN ACTION

Aligning and Mutualizing Nonprofit Open Access

EIFL joins partnership to enhance no-fee (...)

Open Access Programme

NEWS

EIFL renews agreement with World Scientific

EIFL has renewed and expanded its agreement with World Scientific for (...)

EIFL renews agreement with De Gruyter

EIFL has renewed its agreement with the academic publisher, De (...)

Free OA publishing in Microbiology Society titles

EIFL has signed a three-year agreement with the Microbiology Society (...)

BLOG

Helping librarians and trainers to cope with AI

What can and can’t AI do? Is it ethical and safe to use chatbots for (...)

Welcoming a new cohort of EIFL open science trainers

Enhancing open science and open research skills in our partner (...)

Botswana: Making strides towards national policy

Researchers in Botswana are excited about the forthcoming national (...)

EVENTS

Open Access Week 2023 events in Botswana

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, and Milica Ševkušić (...)

BUAN institutional repository launch

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, will speak at an (...)

Engaging meaningfully in WIPO: IFLA webinar

EIFL will present at an IFLA webinar for librarians in Sub-Saharan (...)