Posts By: Denise Nicholson

Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – October 2025

by Denise Nicholson • November 5, 2025

Source:  https://img.freepik.com/premium-vector/ai-artificial-intelligence-logo-chipset-circuit-board-artificial-intelligence-technology-concept_4974-330.jpg?w=1480 Intellectual Property Copyright – South Africa Copyright – Globally Copyright and Artificial Intelligence Artificial Intelligence (General) Open Access, A2K, Libraries, Archives and Scholarly Communication Retractions and Predatory Publishing Practices Webinars

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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – October 2025

Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – September 2025

by Denise Nicholson • September 29, 2025

(Source:  Photo by Igor Omilaev at https://unsplash.com/photos/two-hands-touching-each-other-in-front-of-a-pink-background-gVQLAbGVB6Q Intellectual Property Copyright – South Africa Copyright – Globally Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artificial Intelligence (General) Open Access, A2K, Libraries and Scholarly Retractions and Predatory Publishing Practices Conferences/Webinars

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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – September 2025

Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – August 2025

by Denise Nicholson • September 2, 2025

(Source:  Photo by Headway at https://unsplash.com/photos/black-smartphone-near-person-5QgIuuBxKwM) Intellectual Property Copyright – South Africa Copyright – Globally Copyright and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Artificial Intelligence (General) Open Access, A2K, Libraries and Scholarly Communication Retractions and Predatory Publishing Practices Courses/Webinars/Workshops AI and Research webinars/workshops – For more information, please email Dr. K. Krauss at kirstin.krauss@wwis.co.za Webinars/workhop on various topics, including Copyright, […]

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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – August 2025

Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – July 2025

by Denise Nicholson • August 5, 2025

This is a free online information service, covering topics such as scholarly publishing, avoiding questionable publishing practices, open access, open educational resources, access to knowledge, copyright and related matters, library matters, including institutional repositories and digitisation projects, access issues related to people with disabilities, and other topics. Should you not wish to receive these emails […]

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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – July 2025

Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – June 2025

by Denise Nicholson • June 24, 2025

This is a free online information service, covering topics such as scholarly publishing, avoiding questionable publishing practices, open access, open educational resources, access to knowledge, copyright and related matters, library matters, including institutional repositories and digitisation projects, access issues related to people with disabilities, and other topics. Should you not wish to receive these emails […]

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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – June 2025

SA CONCOURT OPENS DOOR TO ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN COPYRIGHT CASE

by Denise Nicholson • May 28, 2025

In its landmark ruling on 7 May 2025, the Constitutional Court has opened the doors to access to information and accessible formats for people with disabilities.  It has also paved the way for South Africa to ratify the 2013 Marrakesh Treaty. For decades, Blind SA has been lobbying against the ‘book famine’ and lack of […]

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SA CONCOURT OPENS DOOR TO ACCESS TO INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN COPYRIGHT CASE

Fair Use, Free Use and Personal Use – Are they the same in SA Copyright Law?

by Denise Nicholson • May 28, 2025

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Fair Use, Free Use and Personal Use – Are they the same in SA Copyright Law?

Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – April/May 2025

by Denise Nicholson • May 5, 2025

This is a free online information service, covering topics such as scholarly publishing, avoiding questionable publishing practices, open access, open educational resources, access to knowledge, copyright and related matters, library matters, including institutional repositories and digitisation projects, access issues related to people with disabilities, and other topics. Should you not wish to receive these emails […]

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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – April/May 2025

Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – March 2025

by Denise Nicholson • March 28, 2025

This is a free online information service, covering topics such as scholarly publishing, avoiding questionable publishing practices, open access, open educational resources, access to knowledge, copyright and related matters, library matters, including institutional repositories and digitisation projects, access issues related to people with disabilities, and other topics. Should you not wish to receive these emails […]

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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – March 2025

Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – February 2025

by Denise Nicholson • February 17, 2025

This is a free online information service, covering topics such as scholarly publishing, avoiding questionable publishing practices, open access, open educational resources, access to knowledge, copyright and related matters, library matters, including institutional repositories and digitisation projects, access issues related to people with disabilities, and other topics. Should you not wish to receive these emails […]

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Scholarly Horizons eBulletin – February 2025