Posts By: Denise Nicholson

What Royalties?  Never Seen a Cent!” 

by Denise Nicholson • June 6, 2023

Academics, Scholarly Authors and Copyright  In my 38-year career as a professional librarian, 24 years of which were managing the Copyright Services Office at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, I often pondered why academic authors appeared to show little interest in copyright issues, and seldom came to the table when legislative reforms were proposed.    […]

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What Royalties?  Never Seen a Cent!” 

eBulletin May 2023

by Denise Nicholson • May 8, 2023

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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eBulletin April 2023

by Denise Nicholson • April 11, 2023

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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eBulletin for March 2023

by Denise Nicholson • March 8, 2023

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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eBulletin February 2023

by Denise Nicholson • February 6, 2023

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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eBulletin February 2023

A Right to Research?

by Denise Nicholson • February 2, 2023

Launched at the start of 2021, the Right to Research in International Copyright Law project aims to define and implement rights to research within international copyright law and policy. The project produces high impact research, provides training to a global network of change makers, and connects a global academic network to the work of global […]

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A Right to Research?

eBulletin January 2023

by Denise Nicholson • January 9, 2023

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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eBulletin December 2022

by Denise Nicholson • December 6, 2022

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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eBulletin December 2022

Text and Data Mining Resources

by Denise Nicholson • November 15, 2022

Definition Glossaries TDM Resources Reducing Barriers to TDM Data Collection & Analysis – Tools and Methods Data/Datasets – Resources  Free Public Data Sets for Analysis

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Text and Data Mining Resources

Digitisation and Digital Curation Resources

by Denise Nicholson • November 15, 2022

Definitions Glossaries/Directories Best Practices and Guidelines Digital Preservation Resources Digital Curation Resources Digitisation Initiatives (in or on South Africa) Digitisation/Archival & Cultural Heritage Services  Archival Tools

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Digitisation and Digital Curation Resources