Tag Archives: institutional repositories

World Bank and Open Access: Opportunities for Interoperability!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by

The World Bank launched its Open Knowledge Repository (OKR), a repository built on the dSpace platform, in April 2012 (openknowledge.worldbank.org). The site builds upon the Bank’s existing ‘Open’ initiatives such as Open Data and aims to provide access for all … Continue reading →

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Open access and the invisibility of African research

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

This is the problem which concerns SCAP – Scholarly Communication in Africa Programme. Although worldmapper represents the African contribution to science knowledge as tiny compared to other continents and countries, SCAP reckons that it does not represent the true volume … Continue reading →

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Institutional Repositories for Open Access

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

INASP ( International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications ) newsletter no. 47 is now available online. INASP website and follow the links. It contains articles about institutional repositories for open access in  both Kenya and Ghana. Also developments … Continue reading →

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Research papers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

LSHTM Research Online is the freely accessible institutional repository for the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. It covers papers by LSHTM staff on: Epidemiology (infectious diseases and non-communicable); Medical Statistics, Nutrition and public health, Population studies, Disease Control, … Continue reading →

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Report on Open Access Week 2010

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

INASP Newsletter no. 43 Winter 2010 is full of short interesting articles; those that caught my eye were: The importance of registering your institutional repository in the Directory of Open Access  Repositories – DOAJ. So that we can all find … Continue reading →

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Kenya – Development of Institutional Repositories

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

Lots of interesting presentations at “Open Access Africa 2010”. The most exciting one for me was by Rosemary Otando, e-resources Librarian, University of Nairobi, she shows how far academic libraries in Kenya have gone in developing institutional repositories for many … Continue reading →

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Zambian librarians visit their partners in Brighton

Posted on January 26, 2011 by

In September 2010, Francina Makondo (Medical Librarian at University of Zambia) and Edward Phiri (Nursing Librarian) visited their partner library in Brighton as part of a project to integrate a module on information literacy within the Critical Care Nursing Course … Continue reading →

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