This Webinar includes the following topics:

• Definition of scholarly communication
• Quality criteria for scholarship
• Scholarly Communication / Scientific Publication
• Traditional Publishing
• Open Access and the different OA publishing models
• Importance of OA Publishing for Authors and Universities
• OA and Research Integrity
• Myths about OA
• Copyright Policies for OA repositories
• Creative Commons licences
• Article Processing Charges for Gold OA Publishing
• Applying Research Metrics and Altmetrics
• Accessibility and Visibility for Research Impact in the Digital Space
• Transformative Publishing Agreements (to include OA articles)
• Understanding the journal publishing process
• Authors Rights, Ownership and Ranking
• Important Criteria to Consider before Publishing
• Assessment of reputable publishers and best practices
• Avoiding Deceptive Publishing Practices and Fake Conferences
• Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Scholarly Research
• Publish or Perish Syndrome
• Questionable and Predatory Publishers
• Deceptive publishing practices
• Typical False Metrics
• Cautionary measures to avoid deceptive publishing practices
• Tips about AI and Scholarly Communication
• Avoiding Fake Conferences
• Available solutions and check lists against predatory publishers
• Attendees will receive various links to helpful resources on this topic

This Webinar includes the following topics:

• What is copyright and the term of protection?
• Authors’ rights
• Works protected and not protected by copyright
• Dos and don’ts when using copyright works
• Fair dealing (Section 12)
• Section 13 limitations and exceptions for education, libraries and archives
• How to apply for copyright, when applicable
• Social media and e-resources
• Open access and open educational resources
• What is plagiarism?
• How to detect and avoid plagiarism
• Examples of plagiarism
• Possible disciplinary outcomes
• Turnitin.com
• Paraphrasing and quoting
• When and when not to reference
• Referencing styles and tutorials
• Formatting research reports, proof-reading and editing
• Useful writing tips, research tools and resources
• AI Issues – using AI tools and content – requirements for acknowledgement
• Attendees will receive various links to helpful resources on this topic

This Webinar includes the following topics:

• Overview of the Protection of Personal Information Act is (POPIA), its purpose and how to access it
• Why South Africa needs the POPI Act and who it affects
• Description of what Personal Information is and who the role players are in the POPI Act
• What is exempted from the POPI Act?
• Data subjects’ Rights
• The importance of POPI Act for your institution, library and individual staff members
• The importance of protecting data and privacy
• What is consent and what other legal requirements must be considered
• Understanding what data breaches are
• Importance of compliance and strict penalties for non-compliance
• Tips on how to protect personal data against cybersecurity, phishing, etc.
• How to do a gap analysis, data protection compliance framework and security framework
• Steps to develop rules and regulations for compliance purposes
• Attendees will receive various links to helpful resources on this topic

Topics Include:

• Copyright, digitisation and archival materials
• Copyright and Indexers
• Copyright and Newspapers
• Copyright and Photographers
• Copyright and Librarians in the digital space
• Publishing for authors – conventional, open access or self-publishing
• Plagiarism and its consequences
• Paraphrasing, quoting and improving writing skills
• Using social media and e-resources
• Open access and open educational resources
• Scholarly communication and predatory publishing concerns
• Open access publishing – Green, Gold and Hybrid OA options

Attendees will receive various links to helpful resources on the relevant topics