[Pal-dc] [EIFL-all] EIFL Newsletter No. 70 - July-August 2014

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      No. 70 - July-August 2014

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      EIFL update

EIFL receives 2014 SPARC Innovator Award 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-receives-2014-sparc-innovator-award?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), an 
international alliance of more than 800 academic and research libraries, 
has recognized EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) with its July 
2014 Innovator Award.

      EIFL-Licensing update

New agreement for SAGE Research Methods Cases 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/new-agreement-sage-research-methods-cases?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	EIFL has signed a new agreement with SAGE for SAGE Research Methods 
Cases (SRM-C). The agreement runs until 31 December 2015 and is open to 
EIFL-partner consortia and their member libraries in 42 countries.

New agreement for Edward Elgar Journals and Development Studies Ebooks 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/new-agreement-edward-elgar-journals-and-devel?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	EIFL has signed a new agreement with Edward Elgar Publishing to provide 
free access to their Journals and Development Studies Ebooks to 
libraries in 41 countries. The agreement runs until 31st December 2016.

      EIFL-OA update

EIFL joins Open Policy Network 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-joins-open-policy-network?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	EIFL is proud to be a new member of the Open Policy Network (OPN), 
which was recently launched this May. The first project of OPN is the 
Institute of Open Leadership, aimed at training new leaders in 
education, science, and public policy fields on the values and 
implementation of openness in licensing, policies, and practices.

Open Educational Resources webinar 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/open-educational-resources-webinar?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	EIFL organized and hosted the Network for ICT in Education webinar on 
Open Educational Resources (OERs) – textbooks and other academic 
materials that are published online for everyone to use, adapt and share 
freely targeted towards educators, students and librarians. View the 
webinar online now.

      EIFL-IP update

ABC of copyright launches in Latin America 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/abc-copyright-launches-latin-america?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	Based on EIFL's Copyright for Librarians curriculum, the Karisma 
Foundation with national chapters of Creative Commons in Colombia, El 
Salvador and Uruguay developed a new free, open and online course.

Breakthrough in UK copyright reform: what it means for libraries - an 
EIFL webinar 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/breakthrough-uk-copyright-reform-what-it-mean?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	EIFL webinar led by Benjamin White, Head of Intellectual Property at 
the British Library explores recent changes in UK copyright law and what 
they mean for libraries.

"Why do we keep doing this to ourselves?" Another week of mixed fortunes 
at WIPO 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/why-do-we-keep-doing-this-to-ourselves?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	In a disagreement that split mainly along north-south lines, WIPO's 
copyright committee failed for the second time this year to reach 
agreement on the conclusions of the session, leaving libraries and 
archives disappointed.

EIFL supports call to Elsevier to withdraw its TDM policy 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-supports-call-to-elsevier?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	EIFL has joined over 40 groups and individuals in calling on Elsevier 
to withdraw its current policy on text and data mining (TDM). The letter 
expresses concern at unnecessary restrictions placed on researchers 
undertaking text and data mining.

      EIFL-PLIP update

EIFL-PLIP at IFLA 2014 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/eifl-plip-ifla-2014?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	EIFL’s Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) will have a 
strong presence at IFLA2014 – the International Federation of Library 
Associations World Library and Information Congress – which takes place 
in Lyon, France, in August.

Webinar on libraries improving lives attracts wide audience 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/webinar-libraries-improving-lives-attracts-wi?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	The OCLC Webjunction Webinar Libraries as Drivers of Community 
Development: Global Edition, which featured stories about 10 library 
services supported by EIFL's Public Library Innovatoin Programme 
(EIFL-PLIP), attracted 135 participants from across the world.

VIDEO: Library uses tablet computers to support education in Kibera 
<http://www.eifl.net/news/video-library-uses-tablet-computers-support-e?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>
	EIFL has released a new video which shows the impact of an EIFL Public 
Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) supported project that uses 
tablet computers to support children’s education in Kibera, the largest 
slum in Eastern Africa.

      Events

1 Jul 2014 	LIBER Annual Conference 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/liber-2014?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Riga - Latvia

4 Jul 2014 	Webinar - breakthrough in UK copyright reform: what does it 
mean for libraries? 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/webinar-breakthrough-uk-copyright-reform?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Online

8 Jul 2014 	Open access policy meeting, Kampala 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/open-access-policy-meeting-kampala?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Kampala - Uganda

11 Jul 2014 	Open Access in East Africa 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/open-access-east-africa?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Nairobi - Kenya

14 Jul 2014 	EIFL eLibrary Myanmar project - visit to Myanmar 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/eifl-elibrary-myanmar-project-visit-myanm-0?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Yangon - Myanmar

16 Jul 2014 	Webjunction Webinar on libraries as drivers of community 
development 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/webjunction-webinar-libraries-drivers-commu?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Online

21 Jul 2014 	Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2014 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/electronic-theses-and-dissertations-2014?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Leicester - United Kingdom

12 Aug 2014 	IFLA2014 public libraries satellite conference 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/eifl-plip-ifla2014-public-libraries-satelli?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Birmingham - United Kingdom

16 Aug 2014 	IFLA World Library and Information Congress 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/ifla-world-library-and-information-congre-0?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Lyon - France

25 Aug 2014 	Ghana librarians attend training to inspire innovation 
<http://www.eifl.net/events/ghana-librarians-attend-training-inspire-in?utm_source=EIFLall&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter70>. 
Location: Winneba - Ghana

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EIFL is an international not-for-profit organisation based in Europe 
with a 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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