Open Access @ Stellenbosch University

For this year’s 9th International Open Access Week, OpenAIRE has scheduled a full week of webinars on various exciting Open Science topics. During the week of October 24-30, join us at lunchtime (12.00 CEST) each day for key insights into the ethics and implementation of Open Science, especially as they relate to the EC’s Horizon2020 programme and OpenAIRE’s mission to foster the social and technical links that enable Open Science in Europe and beyond.

• MONDAY: “The fundamentals of Open Science”, October 24, 2016 at 12.00 CEST, on key introductory themes in Open Science, with Tony Ross-Hellauer (OpenAIRE, University of Goettingen), Paola Masuzzo (Ghent University) and Chris Hartgerink (Tilburg University).

• TUESDAY: “H2020 Open Access mandate for project coordinators and researchers”, October 25, 2016 at 12.00 CEST, on Open Access to publications in Horizon 2020, with Eloy Rodrigues and Pedro Principe (University of Minho).

• WEDNESDAY: “Open Research Data in H2020 and Zenodo repository”, October 26, 2016 at 12.00 CEST, on Research Data Management in Horizon 2020 and the Zenodo repository functionalities, with Marjan Grootveld (DANS) and Krzysztof Nowak (CERN).

• THURSDAY: “Policies for Open Science: webinar for research managers and policy makers”, October 27, 2016 at 12.00 CEST, on OpenAIRE’s policy activities building on the PASTEUR4OA project, and how to create/implement policies for open science at a local and national level, with Marina Angelaki and Alma Swan (PASTEUR4OA) and Tony Ross-Hellauer (OpenAIRE).

• FRIDAY: “OpenAIRE guidelines and broker service for repository managers”, October 28, 2016 at 12.00 CEST, on Openaire compatibility guidelines and the dashboard for Repository Managers, with Pedro Principe (University of Minho) and Paolo Manghi (CNR/ISTI).

To participate in any (or all) of these webinars, please register here: https://goo.gl/HIcpJT

Best, Tony

https://www.openaire.eu/openaire-celebrates-open-access-week-16

Dr. Tony Ross-Hellauer

OpenAIRE Scientific Manager

University of Göttingen

Email: ross-hellauer@sub.uni-goettingen.de

Tel: +49 551 39-33181

African Population Studies is pleased to announce the publication of its
latest issue Vol 30, No 3, comprising of 11 articles.
According to the guest editors who are senior research associates at APHRC,
“The papers in the series draw on unique datasets mostly aggregated at local
levels to consolidate research on the urban poor and fill critical knowledge
gaps on their specific living conditions, demographic and health challenges.
They contribute to the critical search for pathways to reduce health
inequities and improve health outcomes, including sexual and reproductive
health among populations in resource-poor urban settings in Kenya and other
parts of SSA”.
Guest Editors: Holly Reed, Francis Obare and Blessing Mberu.

We encourage authors to place their articles on their institution(s)
website, personal websites and other appropriate websites which they are
affiliated and link it to http://aps.journals.ac.za. We also invite you to
visit our website to review articles of interest.

Thanks for the continuing interest in our work,

African Population Studies
Demography and Population Studies Programme,
University of the Witwatersrand,
Johannesburg, Gauteng 2001
South Africa.
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African Population Studies
http://aps.journals.ac.za/

Open Access (OA) seeks to make academic research freely available to everyone regardless of financial or geographic boundaries. Studies have shown a significant increase in citations when research outputs are made openly available. While OA is gaining strength and popularity as a new model for dissemination of information, there are still a number of issues such as pricing models and author’s rights which are not completely resolved.

You are invited to a short seminar on OA co-hosted at the HSRC and CSIR by SANRIC and NeDICC. The seminar, which will take place during OA Week (an international event now in its 8th year), will provide an invaluable chance to connect with the global momentum aimed at the open sharing of information. It is specifically targeted at researchers from South African research institutions but all interested in OA are welcome to attend.

Date: 20 October 2015
Time: 08:00-12:00
Venues: HSRC, Pretoria
HSRC, Cape Town
HSRC, Durban
CSIR Knowledge Commons, Pretoria

Attendance is free of charge however registration is required by Thursday, 15th October 2015. The programme provides further detail.

About SANRIC: The South African National Research Information Consortium (SANRIC) is a collaborative body which strives, through access to information, to enable and support globally competitive research. (Members of SANRIC are Library and Information professionals from the nine Science Councils in South Africa and the National Research Foundation)

About NeDICC: A network of data and information curation communities. NeDICC aims to promote the development and use of research data and information curation standards and practices to ensure the long term preservation and accessibility of digital research outputs in support of e-Research.

Sponsored by SANRIC, Open Access & NeDICC.

The National Research Foundation (NRF) recently released an important statement on open access to research publications funded by the foundation. Read the statement here.

SUNScholar is now open to receive new nominations for the December 2014 graduation period. Guidelines for submission into SUNScholar is available at http://slidesha.re/1lvTqZe .

To summarise the process:

1. The final document has to be submitted in pdf format. This is the copy following
examination, and after all corrections have been made.

2. The supervisor/promoter/admin staff member nominates the candidate via the staff portal.

3. The thesis/dissertation is uploaded at: http://etd.sun.ac.za/submissions.

4. The supervisor/promoter/admin staff member approves the submission via the staff portal.

5. The thesis/dissertation will be publicly accessible via the Internet following graduation.

The final date for the submission of theses/dissertations for the December 2014 graduation is 27 November 2014.

Please direct all inquiries to:

Paulette Talliard

E-mail: plt@sun.ac.za

Tel.: 021 808 9046

Dear Colleagues

SUNScholar International Ranking
SUNScholar was ranked as 2nd in Africa, and 146 globally (out of a total of 1 983) during the bi-annual July ranking of open access institutional repositories. This is an improvement from our 3nd place at the beginning of this year. We use this ranking as a benchmarking tool, and as one of many pointers to guide us in our effort to apply best practice.
Visibility of research output is one of the most important variables measured. Approximately 13 000 items on SUNScholar have full text attached, while the rest are bibliographic records imported from the SU Research Reports from previous years. Hopefully – with time – we will be able to retrospectively attach the full text to these articles. SUNScholar was officially implemented at the beginning of 2010, and we would not have done this well if it wasn’t for your cooperation and support. Thank you so much. More info at http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/Ranking_africa

Management of SUNScholar
This just a note to let you know that I’ve accepted an offer for the position of Planning Manager at the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) from 1 October 2014. I will be available until the end of September for last matters that needs my attention.

From 1 October, Mrs Elna Randall will be handling managerial, strategic and official matters related to all Open Scholarship Services (SUNScholar, SUNJournals, SUNConferences). She can be contacted at:

E-mail: elnar@sun.ac.za
Tel: 021 808 4641

For all operational issues, you can still contact Paulette Talliard:

E-mail: plt@sun.ac.za
Tel: 021 808 9046

All the best, and I am looking forward to work with you in future, although in a different capacity.

With kind regards
Ina
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Beste Kollegas

SUNScholar Internasionale Meting
SUNScholar is tydens die tweejaarlikse Julie-uitgawe van die Webometrics Ranking in die 2de plek in Afrika geplaas, en in die 146ste plek internasionaal (uit ‘n totaal van 1 983). Dit is ‘n verbetering op die 3de plek aan die begin van die jaar. Hierdie meting word gebruik as ‘n hulpmiddel om die standaard van SUNScholar te bepaal, tesame met baie ander hulpmiddels.
Sigbaarheid van ons navorsingsuitsette is een van die mees belangrike veranderlikes wat gemeet word. Tans is daar sowat 13 000 items op SUNScholar wat die volteks bevat, terwyl die res bestaan uit bibliografiese rekords wat vanaf navorsingsverslae vanaf vorige jare ingetrek is.
Hopelik sal die volteks ook met verloop van tyd aan hierdie rekords gekoppel word. SUNScholar is aan die begin van 2010 amptelik in werking gestel, en ons sou dit nie kon doen sonder u samewerking en ondersteuning nie. Baie dankie daarvoor. Meer inligting is beskikbaar by http://repositories.webometrics.info/en/Ranking_africa

Bestuur van SUNScholar
Hierdie net ‘n nota dat ek ‘n pos aanvaar het as Beplanningsbestuurder by die Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf), en wel vanaf 1 Oktober 2014. Ek sal tot einde September beskikbaar wees vir laaste sake wat my aandag geniet.

Mev Elna Randall sal vanaf 1 Oktober strategiese en amptelike sake hanteer soos van toepassing op ooptoegang navorsingsdienste (SUNScholar, SUNJournals, SUNConferences). Sy kan gekontak word by:

E-pos: elnar@sun.ac.za
Tel: 021 808 4641

Vir alle oeprasionele sake kan u Paulette Talliard kontak:

E-pos: plt@sun.ac.za
Tel: 021 808 9046

Alles van die beste, en ek sien daarna uit om steeds in die toekoms saam met u te werk, al is dit in ‘n ander kapasiteit.

Met vriendelike groete
Ina