Webinars / Workshops
Do you want to learn more about copyright, especially as it relates to your rights and/or your research or studies? Do you want to know the dos and don’ts about copyright, or plagiarism, or what the Copyright Amendment Bill is all about? Do you plan to publish soon and want to know how to go about it?
Well, you have come to the right place!
Scholarly Horizons offers various web sessions which are particularly useful for academics, authors, postgraduate students, and librarians, but can also be tailored for corporates, government departments, specific interest groups, freelancers, NGO’s, authors, and/or secondary school teachers and learners.
My presentations (currently online webinars and face-to-face workshops) are jam-packed with useful information, practical advice and tips, and various resources to help you.
BOOKINGS ARE OPEN RIGHT NOW FOR THE FOLLOWING
WEBINARS/WORKSHOPS
Webinar/Workshop
A – “Unmasking Deception: Promoting Integrity in Scholarly Communication”
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
Webinar/Workshop
B – “Beyond Words: Upholding Research Integrity with Honest Writing”
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
- com similarity index
- 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
Webinar/Workshop
C – “POPI Act Demystified: Safeguarding Privacy in the Digital Age”
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
Webinar/Workshop
D – Webinars and or Workshops that can be tailored to your needs
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
