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No. 64 - July - August 2013

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EIFL-Licensing Update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/renewal-agreement-oxford-handbooks-online>
Renewal agreement for Oxford Handbooks Online

EIFL has signed a renewal agreement with Oxford University Press for Oxford
Handbooks Online. The agreement runs to 31 December 2015.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/renewal-agreement-oxford-scholarship-online>
Renewal agreement for Oxford Scholarship Online

EIFL has signed a renewal agreement with Oxford University Press for Oxford
Scholarship Online. The agreement runs to 31 December 2015.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/renewal-agreement-nature-publishing-group-jou>
Renewal agreement for Nature Publishing Group Journals

EIFL has signed a renewal agreement with Nature Publishing Group for Nature
Publishing Group Journals. The agreement runs to 31 December 2016.

EIFL-OA Update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-cooperates-chain-reds-knowledge-base> EIFL
cooperates with CHAIN-REDS Knowledge Base

EIFL and CHAIN-REDS signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote the
adoption of consolidated standards in the e-Infrastructures for Research and
Education, with the ultimate aim of widening the opportunities of data
sharing across different e-Infrastructures and continents (Asia, Africa,
Europe and Latin America).

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/ept-presents-2012-oa-award-iryna-kuchma-eifl> EPT
presents the 2012 OA Award to Iryna Kuchma, EIFL

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager was presented with the 2012
Open Access Award during a conference in Uganda. This is Electronic
Publishing Trust for Development (EPT)'s 2nd Annual Award, in 'recognition
of the effort made by individuals working in the developing and emerging
countries in the furtherance of open access to scholarly publications'.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/first-national-open-access-conference-uganda> The
first national open access conference in Uganda

The Consortium of Uganda University Libraries (CUUL) in partnership with
EIFL and the Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in
Agriculture (RUFORUM) organised the first national conference on "Open
access (OA), knowledge sharing and sustainable scholarly communication in
Uganda" in Kampala.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/mykolas-romeris-university-adopts-open-access>
Mykolas Romeris University adopts an open access policy

Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania, has been actively involved in the
open access movement. In June 2013 it adopted an open access policy and
launched its open access institutional repository to ensure open access to
the scientific production of the University.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/winners-eifl-oa-advocacy-call-proposals> The
winners of EIFL OA advocacy call for proposals

Funding has been granted to 10 projects in Africa, Asia, and Europe: three
projects in Africa (in Ethiopia, Lesotho and Senegal), a project in Asia (in
China) and six projects in Europe (Armenia, Belarus, Estonia, Moldova,
Poland and Serbia).

EIFL-IP Update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-looks-forward-implementation-marrakesh> EIFL
looks forward to implementation of Marrakesh Treaty

"This is not the end of a process, but the start of an era - an era of hope
that the blight of the book famine may finally be coming to an end". EIFL
closing statement delivered in Marrakesh on 27 June 2013 on the new WIPO
Treaty for print disabled people.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/ngos-set-record-straight-eu-ldc-press-release>
NGOs set record straight on EU LDC press release

In June 2013 after an intense negotiation, Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
were granted an extension of the transition period for implementation of the
WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
(TRIPS). EIFL and other NGOs were however dismayed at the EU press release
that followed.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/advocating-improved-copyright-laws-libraries>
Advocating for improved copyright laws for libraries

Read the impressive achievements of eight EIFL-IP projects in Africa, Asia
and Europe. Check how the strategies and tactics can be applied in any
country.

EIFL-PLIP Update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/three-new-library-services-farmers-uganda> Three
new library services for farmers in Uganda

Farmers in Uganda are consulting plant doctors about plant pests and
diseases; learning about new farming methods in local languages and using
information and communication technology to share knowledge. Read the
results of three public library agricultural services supported by
EIFL-PLIP.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/two-african-libraries-help-improve-school-res>
Two African libraries help improve school results

With EIFL-PLIP support, two libraries in Kenya and Ghana are using computers
and the internet to help struggling schoolchildren improve their school
results and pass exams.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/public-library-service-farmers-wins-erste-awa>
Public library service for farmers wins ERSTE Award

Public Library Radislav Nikčević in Jagodina, Serbia, has won a prestigious
ERSTE Foundation Award for Social Integration 2013, for its AgroLib-Ja
service which improves farmers' lives. The service was launched in 2010 with
support from EIFL-PLIP.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-plip-awards-libraries-empowering-women>
EIFL-PLIP awards for libraries empowering women

Congratulations to the two libraries that won the EIFL-PLIP Innovation Award
- for library services that use information and communication technology
(ICT) to empower women and girls.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/two-african-libraries-help-improve-community->
Two African libraries help improve community health

We take pleasure in sharing the results of two library health services
funded by EIFL-PLIP in Africa. The services, in Ghana and Uganda, use
information and communication technology (ICT) - including mobile phone text
messaging (SMS), the internet and radio - to help build healthy communities.

Events

3 Jul 2013

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/africa-library-summit-2013> Africa Library
Summit 2013. Location: Pretoria - South Africa

8 Jul 2013

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/dspace-installation-programme-kenya> DSpace
installation programme in Kenya. Location: Various - Kenya

19 Jul 2013

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/oa-awareness-raising-workshop-cuhas> OA
awareness raising workshop at CUHAS, Tanzania. Location: Mwanza - Tanzania

26 Jul 2013

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/open-access-policies-moldova-kick-meeting> Open
access policies in Moldova kick-off meeting. Location: Chisinau -
MoldovaMoldova State University Library

29 Jul 2013

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/wipo-copyright-committee-26th-session> WIPO
copyright committee (26th session). Location: Geneva - Switzerland

17 Aug 2013

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/eifl-plip-ifla-2013> EIFL-PLIP at IFLA 2013.
Location: Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre -
Singapore

29 Aug 2013

 <http://www.eifl.net/events/seminar-oa-policy-development-moldova> Seminar
on OA policy development in Moldova. Location: Chisinau - MoldovaAcademy of
Economic Studies Library

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global network of partners. Working in collaboration with libraries in more
than 60 developing and transition countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and
Latin America, EIFL enables access to knowledge for education, learning,
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