Should we invest in open access?

dc.contributor.author	Hammes, Monica M.P.
dc.date.accessioned	2007-05-11T13:15:26Z
dc.date.available	2007-05-11T13:15:26Z
dc.date.created	2007-05
dc.date.issued	2007-05-11T13:15:26Z
dc.description	The presentation formed part of the annual Unisa Research Symposium : New trends in the LIS environment, 3 May 2007	en
dc.description.abstract	Open access provides an excellent opportunity for libaries to forge a new relationship with academe around the issues of scholarly communication and copyright. The presentation highlights a few reasons for slow uptake in South Africa, discusses the "Report on a Strategic Approach to Research Publishing in South Africa" as an important indicator and makes suggestions to build momentum.	en
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dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/2369
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.rights	This presentation is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License	en
dc.subject	Advocacy	en
dc.subject	South Africa	en
dc.subject	Research advancement	en
dc.subject	Information dissemination	en
dc.subject	Academy of Science of South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Open access publishing	en
dc.subject.lcsh	License agreements	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Scholarly publishing	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Communication in education	en
dc.title	Should we invest in open access?	en
dc.type	Presentation	en