The Rhodes University Library in collaboration with the Rhodes Research Office is hosting an Open Access symposium on  21 October 2014 (09:30 – 13:00) in observance of the International Open Access Week initiative.

The symposium is an opportunity to engage with Open Access as a new norm in scholarship and research in relation to Rhodes University and the South African research environment. The keynote speaker is Ms Susan Veldsman (Director: Scholarly Publishing Unit, Academy of Sciences South Africa (ASSAf)).

A complete program will be circulated as soon as possible.