October 23 - 29, 2023 | Everywhere

All Events in South Africa (38)

Open Access Week 2017

October 23, 2017 at 6am to October 27, 2017 at 5pm – South Africa The University of Venda is celebrating the International Open Access Week 2017 and extends an invitation to all staff and students to come participate in various activities that will be taking place Organized by Univen Library Marketing Team | Type: training, workshop

KovsieJournals on OJS: the launch of the new platform for UFS academic journals

October 24, 2017 from 12pm to 1:30pm – South Africa The University of the Free State's accredited academic journals, KovsieJournals, have moved to Open Journal Systems (OJS) as its online publishing platform. This lunch hour celebration will be held i… Organized by Cornelle Scheltema-Van Wyk | Type: celebration

Behind the scenes: The editor's experience

October 25, 2017 from 12am to 2pm – South Africa An informal lunchtime panel discussion by Open Access journal editors, associated with the University of the Western Cape, who will discuss highlights and challenges of running a journal. Organized by Mark Snyders | Type: panel, discussion
OpenCon2017 Cape Town

October 25, 2017 from 9am to 4pm – South Africa UCT Libraries' Digital Library Services (DLS) is excited to host our 2nd OpenCon satellite event on 25 October 2017. This is a blended event, taking place in both the physical space, as well as strea… Organized by UCT Libraries: Digital Library Services | Type: opencon, open, access, conference
OpenKovsies: how to share your scholarship to reach a global audience

October 25, 2017 from 10am to 2:15pm – South Africa To be presented: Sharing your research on KovsieScholar The Open Access perspective: trends and measurements Publishing in Open Access journals for authors: a personal experience Predatory publishin… Organized by Cornelle Scheltema-Van Wyk | Type: presentations, and, training

Unisa Open Scholarship Seminar

October 26, 2017 from 8:30am to 1:30pm – South Africa P Organized by Ansie van der Westhuizen | Type: seminar
OpenKovsies: copyright in higher education

October 26, 2017 from 9am to 11:30am – South Africa Topics include South African copyright law, the Copyright Amendment Bill, and copyright and Open Access. Copyright in the UFS context will also be discussed. Organized by Cornelle Scheltema-Van Wyk | Type: presentations

OpenKovsies: Open Educational Resources (OERs)

October 27, 2017 from 9am to 10:45am – South Africa Presentations on OERs for lecturers and students. This event is held in collaboration with LIASA. Organized by Cornelle Scheltema-Van Wyk | Type: presentations

NWU takes part in Open Access Week 2019

October 21, 2019 at 10am to October 24, 2019 at 12pm – South Africa North-West University takes part in Open Access week by presenting on a variety of topics regarding Open Access and equity, e.g. "Can open access enhance access to indigenous knowledge?" and " Toward… Organized by Erika Rood | Type: presentations