Resources

Fair Use in Copyright Law

by Denise Nicholson • March 26, 2024

Fair Use Best Practice Guidelines for Various Stakeholders  Copyright Resources

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Fair Use in Copyright Law

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

Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) for Libraries

by admin • September 28, 2021

A Legal Analysis of Making Copyrighted Works Available Online During the Coronavirus Crisis A White Paper on Controlled Digital Lending of Library Books Authors’ Alliance Supports Controlled Digital Lending-A2p2 Issue Brief: Controlled Digital Lending Controlled Digital Lending (Handwiki) Controlled Digital Lending (Wikipedia) Controlled Digital Lending: an Interview by Jonathan Band Controlled Digital Lending: Getting Books […]

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Controlled Digital Lending (CDL) for Libraries

Public Lending Right (PLR)

by Denise Nicholson • September 22, 2021
African Library and Information Associations and Institutions (AfLIA) Position on Public Lending Right EIFL Public Lending Right EIFL Public Lending Right – WIPO SCCR 40 Explanation of Rent Seeking with example: public lending rights in South Africa (A. Rens) IFLA Background document on Public Lending Right IFLA Position on Public Lending Rights (2016) Libraries Perspective [...]
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Public Lending Right (PLR)

Open Science

by Denise Nicholson • May 21, 2021

What is Open Science? An introduction to Open Science Introduction to Open Science (Course) Open Science (European Commission) Making Open Science a Reality (OECD) Open Science Definition Point of View: How open science helps researchers succeed UNESCO – Open Science What is Open Science? What is Open Science? Introduction (FOSTER) What is Open Science? (OpenSource.com) […]

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Open Science

Open Licensing – Creative Commons

by Denise Nicholson • March 28, 2021

Open Licensing and Creative Commons (CC)  Creative Commons – About the Licenses  Creative Commons Open Font Creative Commons Global Network Community  Creative Commons Meta Search CC – State of the Commons 2020 Report  Open Licensing (CCCOER)  What are the Benefits of Offering and Using Creative Commons Licences? Creative Common and IP Issues  CC – Artificial Intelligence […]

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Open Licensing – Creative Commons

Predatory Publishing Practices and Citation Pollution

by Denise Nicholson • March 26, 2021

Resources on Predatory Publishing Practices  How to check if a publisher is predatory  Citation Pollution/Contamination  Research Tools to Avoid Predatory Journals Videos on Predatory Publishing Practices Journal Articles – Behind Paywalls 

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Predatory Publishing Practices and Citation Pollution

Artificial Intelligence

by Denise Nicholson • March 23, 2021

What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?   AI and Intellectual Property  Videos on AI and IP   AI and Research

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Artificial Intelligence

Research Support and Scholarly Publishing

by Denise Nicholson • March 23, 2021

Research Process and Publishing Resources  Improving Writing Skills  Authors’ Rights Negotiating Contracts with Publishers Peer-Review

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Research Support and Scholarly Publishing