This paper introduces the concept of the simple persistent unique digital store which is an attempt to provide a means of digital object storage that will survive one hundred years into the future using open standards , ...

EIFL-FOSS and EIFL-OA organised a Themed Week on DSpace and Fedora including a free online workshop: "Open Access Repositories with DSpace and Fedora". Visit http://www.eifl.net/news/institutional-repositories-dspace-and-fedora ...

These guidelines are targeted at academic institutions in developing countries world wide who want to start an open access research repository and who want to know in detail what is required and how to do it step-by-step. ...

Todays postgraduate will probably become tomorrows researcher. Research that is published first makes the greatest impact for the researcher and the institution. Therefore we want to encourage todays postgraduate to publish ...

Visit http://www.eifl.net/news/institutional-repositories-dspace-and-fedora. The recorded presentation is available at: http://www.instantpresenter.com/eifl/E952D7808648. Presented virtually during the "Open Access ...

Workshop presented during the HERS-SA ACADEMY 2011 Sunday 11th – Saturday 17th September 2011 University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business, Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa. Visit http://www.hers-sa.org.za/academy.htm

Online workshop presented as part of the international EIFL-OA and EIFL-FOSS Themed Week October 24 - 28, coinciding with Open Access Week 2011. Title: Open Access Publishing with Open Journal System (OJS). Visit ...

It is often acknowledged that African and other developing countries have a desperate need for quality scholarly information to advance their research output and to make a contribution to the world of scholarly communication. ...

Africa is viewed as a consumer of the world’s knowledge production. A significant factor influencing this status is the low research output, with the main contributor to this status being minimum access to scholarly ...

Institutional repository presentation presented to members of the Dept. of Pathology on 9 June 2010, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Campus.