Open Access

The SPARC 2012 Open Access Meeting

Susan Schaepman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:34:09 +0100

SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800 academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication.

Berlin 10 Open Access Conference

Susan Schaepman — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 07:28:02 +0100

Berlin Open Access conferences have been convened annually since 2004. The conference series now takes place in locations around the world. he upcoming Berlin 10 Open Access Conference will mark the first such meeting to take place in Africa.

IFLA Open Access Taskforce established

IFLA — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:01:58 +0200

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Following the endorsement of IFLA's Statement on Open Access by the Governing Board, April 18th 2011—and the subsequent approval from the Governing Board during the WLIC in Puerto Rico August 2011 of a number of key initiatives—IFLA's Open Access Taskforce has been established.

Slovenian Library Association

Simon Lemstra — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:42:27 +0200

De Gruyter Saur and IFLA: Celebrating 40 Years of Co-operation with a new Open Access agreement

IFLA — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:17:07 +0200

Berlin/The Hague
9 August 2011

In a common effort to promote the work of IFLA, De Gruyter Saur is making sixteen IFLA Publications available in Open Access over its online platform Reference Global.

De Gruyter Saur Verlag

New IFLA publication: Open Access to STM Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries

IFLA — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 16:22:54 +0200

Just off the press as Nr 153 in the IFLA Publications Series

Read all about it:

Open Access to STM Information Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries

Open Access to STM Information: Trends, Models and Strategies for Libraries

Anthi Katsirikou (Ed.) — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 15:43:39 +0200

This book contains a plethora of different viewpoints and research results from all over the world, bringing them together to provide a global perspective on the various issues that comprise "open access". Topics include copyright, best practices and management, open access and society, repositories, journals, publications and publishing, services and technology, quality and evaluation. The book offers a holistic focus on open access and can serve as a useful learning tool for students and professionals.

Africa Section pre-conference satellite meeting

Louis Takács — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:11:37 +0200

The Main Library of The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados, in association with IFLA Africa Section, is sponsoring an IFLA satellite meeting which will be held in Barbados at the Blue Horizon Hotel, August 9-10, 2011.

Africa Section

Just Released: IFLA Statement on Open Access

IFLA — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:14:19 +0200

Deutsch | français | Português | Română

Only a few days left to register for the IFLA Presidential Meeting 2011!

IFLA — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:49:59 +0200

Registration for the IFLA Presidential Meeting 2011 ends on 6 April 2011

Theme: Libraries Driving Access to Knowledge – Action for Europe

On 14 and 15 April 2011, IFLA and FOBID are hosting a two-day conference at the National Library of the Netherlands in The Hague.

IFLA Presidential Meeting 2011