[Pal-dc] [EIFL-all] EIFL Newsletter - No. 59 - September - October 2012

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No. 59 - September - October

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EIFL Update

EIFL
<http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-director-receives-hakob-meghapart-jubile>
Director receives Hakob Meghapart Jubilee Medal

EIFL Director Rima Kupryte has been awarded the 'Hakob Meghapart' Jubilee
Medal for her personal and EIFL's overall contribution to development of the
Armenian library system.

Spotlight on the GA 2012 <http://www.eifl.net/news/spotlight-ga-2012> 

This year's GA was held in Yerevan, Armenia and was attended by 71
participants from 43 countries, and 13 publisher partners. To get a sense of
the spirit of the event and what people had to say about it, read the
spotlight. Photos are now available at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eifl/sets/72157630985968044/.

EIFL-Licensing Update

New agreement
<http://www.eifl.net/news/new-agreement-signed-cengage-learning>  signed
with Cengage Learning

EIFL has signed a new agreement with Cengage Learning which offers
discounted pricing for seven e-resources, five of which are available
through EIFL for the first time. The agreement runs until 31 December 2015,
and is open to EIFL-partner consortia, and their members, in 19 countries.

New agreement <http://www.eifl.net/news/new-agreement-sage-research-methods>
for SAGE Research Methods

We have signed a new agreement for SAGE Research Methods. The agreement runs
until 31 December 2015, and offers discounted pricing to EIFL-partner
consortia, and their member institutions, in 40 countries.

New agreement for <http://www.eifl.net/news/new-agreement-imf-elibrary>  IMF
eLibrary

We have signed a new agreement for IMF eLibrary. The agreement runs until 31
December 2014, and offers free or highly discounted access to EIFL-partner
consortia, and their member institutions, in 46 countries.

EIFL-OA Update

EIFL
<http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-welcomes-ec-communication-and-recommenda>
welcomes the EC Communication and Recommendation

EIFL welcomes the European Commission Conclusion and Recommendation to
Member States on the European Research Area, outlining measures to improve
access to scientific knowledge to make it easier for researchers and
businesses to build on the findings of publicly-funded research, and setting
out open access policy objectives for the research funded by the Commission
through Horizon 2020.

July Open <http://www.eifl.net/news/july-open-access-discussions-uganda>
Access Discussions in Uganda

Makerere University hosted the Consortium of Uganda University Libraries
(CUUL) and EIFL workshop "Open Access (OA) and the Evolving Scholarly
Communication Environment". And EIFL and CUUL discussed OA policies and
strategies with regional research networks and national policy makers.

e-Health
<http://www.eifl.net/news/e-health-%E2%80%93-first-oa-repository-tanzania-la
unc>  - the first OA repository in Tanzania launches

e-Health is a newly launched digital open access repository of published and
unpublished material contributed by government, researchers, academics,
students and others interested in health in Tanzania.

EIFL-IP Update

New <http://www.eifl.net/news/new-workplan-libraries-and-archives-wipo>
workplan for libraries and archives at WIPO

EIFL welcomes the workplan and timetable for libraries and archives agreed
by WIPO Member States.

EIFL-IP <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-ip-librarian-upskills-over-summer>
librarian upskills over the summer

Library-related topics high on the agenda of international copyright summer
school.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/copyright_librarian_print> "Copyright for
Librarians" in print

A new print version of CFL soon to be launched.

EIFL-FOSS Update

VuFind <http://www.eifl.net/news/vufind-search-engine-and-portal-software>
- search engine and portal software

Mark Hughes, Head of Collections at Swansea University Library, and Luke
O'Sullivan, Library Systems Developer at Swansea University, delivered a
webinar introducing VuFind.

Xerte
<http://www.eifl.net/news/xerte-online-toolkits-webinar-creating-e-lear>
Online Toolkits Webinar: Creating E-Learning Resources

EIFL-FOSS held a webinar on August 16th 2012 on Xerte Online Toolkits. Xerte
Online Toolkits is an easy-to-use tool developed by the University of
Nottingham, UK, which helps non-technical staff to create accessible,
multimedia e-learning materials.

Overcoming
<http://www.eifl.net/news/overcoming-barriers-wider-foss-use-african-li>
barriers to wider FOSS use in African libraries

As part of the follow-up activities from the regional training seminar in
Tanzania in November 2011, we surveyed the participants, asking questions
about their progress in a variety of areas since the event.

EIFL-PLIP Update

Four
<http://www.eifl.net/news/four-libraries-win-eifl-plip-innovation-award>
libraries win EIFL-PLIP economic wellbeing award

EIFL's Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) has named four
winners of the first Innovation Award - for library services that improve
community economic wellbeing. The winning libraries are in four continents -
Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe.

Mongolia
<http://www.eifl.net/news/mongolia-library-success-sparks-law-change>
library success sparks law change

All blind and visually impaired people in Mongolia now have the legal right
to be issued with a free DAISY talking book player following a change in the
law. The law change affects some 300,000 visually impaired people. It is a
result of intensive advocacy by the Mongolian National Federation of the
Blind, and the success of Ulaanbaatar Public Library's DAISY Talking Books
service.

Two <http://www.eifl.net/two_libraries_win_eifl_plip_health_award>
libraries win EIFL-PLIP health award

EIFL-PLIP has named two winners of the second Innovation Award, for library
services that contribute to the health of the community. The two winning
libraries are in Africa and Europe.

Innovation
<http://www.eifl.net/news/innovation-award-social-inclusion-call-coming>
Award for social inclusion - call coming soon

On October 1, EIFL's Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) will
launch its third Innovation Award, for libraries that contribute to social
inclusion in the community.

Library consortia news

Three library <http://www.eifl.net/news/three-consortia-celebrate-10>
consortia celebrate 10 years of service

Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Zimbabwe, three very diverse consortia show vision.
Join us in celebrating KLIC, NEICON and ZULC for 10 years of service to the
library community.

Events

5 Sep 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/regional-consultation-oa-concept-and-polici>
Regional Consultation on OA Concept and Policies. Location: Minsk - Belarus

12 Sep 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/eifl-presentation-ebooks> An EIFL presentation
on ebooks. Location: Online

14 Sep 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/jkuat-oa-institutional-repository-workshops>
JKUAT OA Institutional Repository workshops, Kenya. Location: Juja - Kenya

18 Sep 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/african-public-library-summit> African Public
Library Summit. Location: Johannesburg - South Africa

21 Sep 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/QandA_VuFind_webinar_with_Demian_Katz> Q&A Webinar
with VuFind lead developer Demian Katz. Location: Online

1 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/Issyk_Kul_2012> 13th International Conference
"Issyk-Kul 2012". Location: Issyk-Kul - Kyrgyzstan

1 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/beyond-access-conference> Beyond Access
Conference. Location: Washington DC - United States

15 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/ghana-meeting-promote-innovative-libraries>
Ghana meeting to promote innovative libraries. Location: Accra - Ghana

16 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/tanzania-perceptions-public-libraries> Tanzania
Perceptions of Public Libraries. Location: Dar es Salaam - Tanzania

17 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/webinar-strategic-planning-ii-developing-yo>
Webinar - Strategic Planning II: Developing Your Plan. Location: Online

22 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/open-access-week-2012> Open Access Week 2012.
Location: all over the world

22 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/china-open-access-week> China Open Access Week.
Location: Beijing - China

22 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/zimbabwe-international-conference-open-acce>
Zimbabwe International Conference on Open Access. Location: Harare -
Zimbabwe

24 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/oa-drive-digital-scholarship-africa-botswan> OA
drive & Digital Scholarship in Africa, Botswana. Location: Gaborone -
Botswana

29 Oct 2012

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/bosniaherzegovina-consortium-meeting> Bosnia
and Herzegovina consortium meeting. Location: Sarajevo - Bosnia and
Herzegovina

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