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Open Access Week 2010 at Jomo Kenyatta University A & T (JKUAT)

Tweet The University’s web site announcement also refers to their future development of an OA repository for JKUAT to allow staff and students to share and disseminate research findings more effectively

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Tue, April 12 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments

UNESCO’s open access strategy presented at Open Access Africa

Tweet Last November, the publisher BioMed Central (BMC) sponsored Open Access Africa at Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. BMC happens to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of  Springer Science+Business Media, acquired  in the fall of 2008.  I mention this because there are substantial costs involved in gathering the attendees of Open Access Africa, and I imagine this event [...]

Tags: Africa, Biomed Central, Kenya, knowledge societies, Springer, UNESCO

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Sat, February 5 2011 » Uncategorized » No Comments

eIFL: Access to Knowledge for Sustainable Livelihoods.. and Health

Tweet eIFL.net partners with libraries and library consortia in over 45 developing and transition countries in Africa, Asia and Europe, extending a range of programmes and initiatives that increase access to knowledge. eIFL’s core initiatives include: Access to Knowledge for Education, Learning and Research – ensuring resources for libraries, modern IT infrastructure and skilled staff, supporting [...]

Tags: Bill & Melinda Gates, eIFL, Kenya, PLIP, Public Health

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Tue, September 28 2010 » Uncategorized » No Comments

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