[Pal-dc] [EIFL-all] EIFL Newsletter No. 62 - March - April 2013

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No. 62 - March - April 2013

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EIFL update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-team-meets-aung-san-suu-kyi-myanmar-trip>
EIFL team meets Aung San Suu Kyi on Myanmar trip

As part of the Beyond Access delegation to Myanmar, EIFL team members Rima
Kupryte and Monika Elbert met with Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Myanmar MP
Aung San Suu Kyi.

EIFL-Licensing Update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/renewal-agreement-oed-online-and-oxford-refer>
Renewal agreement for OED Online and Oxford Reference Online

EIFL has signed a renewal agreement with Oxford University Press for the
Oxford English Dictionary Online and Oxford Reference Online. The agreement
runs to 31 December 2013.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/extension-pilot-agreement-wiley-blackwell-sta>
Extension of pilot agreement for Wiley-Blackwell Standard Journals
Collections

The pilot agreement for Wiley-Blackwell Standard Journal Collections has
been extended until 31 December 2013.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/mary-ann-liebert-journals-now-available-throu>
Mary Ann Liebert Journals now available through EIFL

We have negotiated discounted pricing for the Mary Ann Liebert Journals
Collection for members of EIFL-partner consortia in Belarus, Estonia,
Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine

EIFL-OA Update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-joins-new-doaj-advisory-board> EIFL joins
the new DOAJ Advisory Board

Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, has been invited to join
the new Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) Advisory Board - a group of
experts who has agreed to help DOAJ to establish their priorities and
generate ideas for further development and support.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/ept-awards-iryna-kuchma-her-advocacy-oa> EPT
awards Iryna Kuchma for her advocacy of OA

Congratulations to Iryna for winning the 2nd Annual Award from the
Electronic Publishing Trust for Development.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-releases-results-oa-advocacy-grants> EIFL
releases results of OA advocacy grants

We released ten EIFL open access advocacy case studies describing the
results of the 2012 national and institutional open access advocacy
campaigns to reach out to research communities in Africa and Europe.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-call-proposals-open-access-advocacy> EIFL
Call for proposals: Open access advocacy campaigns

Following the success of 2012 and 2011 grant competitions, the EIFL-OA
programme invites new proposals for organising national or institutional
open access advocacy campaigns to reach out to research communities.
Application deadline is Monday, April 15, 2013.

EIFL-IP Update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-statement-support-lcd-trips-waiver> EIFL
statement in support of LDC TRIPs waiver

EIFL supports request by Least Developed Countries (LDCs) for an extension
of the transition period for implementation of the WTO TRIPS agreement.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/thanks-cfl-tweeters> Thanks to CFL tweeters!

We were gratified by the many tweets that were sent following the launch of
"Copyright for Librarians: the essential handbook", and we enjoyed the
humorous ones as well.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-supports-open-dialogue-text-and-data-mining>
EIFL supports open dialogue on text and data mining

EIFL joins open letter to European Commissioners on the approach of the
working group on text and data mining.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/copyright-reform-poland-libraries-are-prepare>
Copyright reform in Poland: libraries are prepared

The first in a series of case studies from EIFL-IP grantees with activities,
achievements and lessons learnt.

EIFL-FOSS Update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-foss-launches-disability-tools-libraries>
EIFL FOSS launches disability tools for libraries guide and support
community

EIFL-FOSS have produced a Disability Tools for Libraries step-by-step guide,
providing information on a small number of key software tools to assist with
a variety of library user needs. EIFL has also created a Facebook Group.
Join the group to ask questions and to share your stories.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/webinars-survey-reveals-foss-progress> Webinars
survey reveals FOSS progress

In January 2013 a short online survey were sent to all participants of 17
EIFL-FOSS webinars. The survey was a follow-up to the free webinar series to
better understand what people did with the knowledge gained from the
webinars. This article describes the results of the survey.

EIFL-PLIP Update

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/libraries-tell-impact-stories> Libraries tell
impact stories

EIFL-PLIP grantee libraries that offer ICT skills training and employment
information services helped a total of 66 job-seekers from two complex
groups - the long-term unemployed and the homeless - into employment. We
take pleasure in sharing case studies of two public library services, in
Bulgaria and Croatia.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/library-health-services-showcase-their-impact>
Library health services showcase their impact

Public libraries are using ICT to connect people to their doctors, support
major national health campaigns and contribute to healthy lifestyles of the
over-60s. We take pleasure in sharing case studies of three public library
health services, in Armenia, Kyrgyzstan and Lithuania.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/five-library-ICT-services-improve-farmers-lives>
Five library ICT services improve farmers' lives

Farmers are speaking to agricultural experts through webinars; advertising
their produce online; using the internet to research new agricultural
methods, and applying for grants and subsidies through innovative public
library services. Read case studies of five public library agricultural
services in Armenia, Colombia, Latvia, Lithuania and Macedonia.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/three-public-libraries-help-young-people-find>
Three public libraries help young people find jobs

Impact assessment results of three services for vulnerable youth - in
Kazakhstan, Uganda and South Africa - show that public libraries are
effective youth development partners. Read case studies of these services.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/five-libraries-win-eifl-plip-award-social-inc>
Five libraries win EIFL-PLIP award for social inclusion

Congratulations to the five public libraries in Africa, Europe and Latin
America that won the EIFL-PLIP award for services that contribute to social
inclusion in the community.

 <http://www.eifl.net/news/new-plip-award-mark-international-women-day> New
PLIP award to mark international women's day

EIFL-PLIP celebrated International Women's Day, March 8, by launching a new
Innovation Award call - for public and community library services that use
information and communication technology (ICT) to empower women and girls.
Deadline for application is 8 May 2013.

Events

4 Mar 2013

EIFL-PLIP <http://www.eifl.net/events/eifl-plip-and-irex-visit-uganda>  and
IREX visit Uganda. Location: Kampala, Kitengesa, Masaka, Mubende and Zigoti
- Uganda

11 Mar 2013

Open Education <http://www.eifl.net/events/open-education-week-2013>  Week
2013. Location: Global

12 Mar 2013

German <http://www.eifl.net/events/german-library-association-conference>
Library Association Conference. Location: Leipzig - Germany

13 Mar 2013

OA in <http://www.eifl.net/events/oa-kenya-tanzania-uganda-kick-meeting>
Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda kick-off meeting. Location: Dar es Salaam -
Tanzania

15 Mar 2013

NewGenLib
<http://www.eifl.net/events/newgenlib-ils-windows-and-linux-free-webina>
ILS for Windows and Linux: Free Webinar from EIFL FOSS. Location: Online

25 Mar 2013

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

26 Mar 2013

5th <http://www.eifl.net/events/5th-annual-seminar-tashkent-uzbekistan>
annual seminar in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Location: Tashkent - Uzbekistan

12 Apr 2013

IFLA CLM <http://www.eifl.net/events/ifla-clm-mid-term-meeting-1>  mid-term
meeting. Location: The Hague - Netherlands

18 Apr 2013

Libraries <http://www.eifl.net/events/libraries-and-rros-introduction>  and
RROs - an introduction. Location: Online

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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,
research and sustainable community development.

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