Corporate Social Responsibility in Africa

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a growing consideration for businesses. The Country Review Reports (CRRs) compiled through the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) provide a unique lens through which CSR application in Africa can be gauged. Read more..

SPARC

SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. SPARC believes that faster and wider sharing of the outputs of the scholarly research process increases the impact of research, fuels the advancement of knowledge, and increases the return on research investments. 

SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is an international alliance of academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of scholarly communication. SPARC believes that faster and wider sharing of the outputs of the scholarly research process increases the impact of research, fuels the advancement of knowledge, and increases the return on research investments.  - See more at: http://www.sparc.arl.org/about#sthash.dqEvCbJn.dpuf

International Open Access Week 20 - 26 October 2014

International Open Access Week 20 - 26 October 2014

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Open Access Week, a global event now entering its eighth year, is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research.

“Open Access” to information – the free, immediate, online access to the results of scholarly research, and the right to use and re-use those results as you need – has the power to transform the way research and scientific inquiry are conducted. It has direct and widespread implications for academia, medicine, science, industry, and for society as a whole.

Open Access (OA) has the potential to maximize research investments, increase the exposure and use of published research, facilitate the ability to conduct research across available literature, and enhance the overall advancement of scholarship. Research funding agencies, academic institutions, researchers and scientists, teachers, students, and members of the general public are supporting a move towards Open Access in increasing numbers every year. Open Access Week is a key opportunity for all members of the community to take action to keep this momentum moving forward.

Brown outlines State company board costs

Brown outlines State company board costs

Public Enterprises Minister Lynne Brown has released details of the remuneration of the chairpersons and non-executive directors of the various State-owned company boards falling under her Ministry.

SMME inclusion in mainstream economy part of ‘radical economic transformation’ – Zulu

SMME inclusion in mainstream economy part of ‘radical economic transformation’ – Zulu

Ensuring that small, medium-sized and microenterprises (SMMEs) were included in the mainstream economy had to form part of the “radical economic transformation” targeted by the current administration, Small Business Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said on Tuesday.

Open Access - FYI

With Open Access Week coming up 21 - 25 October, some information about Open Access:

Rhodes Library LibGuide on OpenAccess 

Open Access for the deeply confused

The latest:  Peter Suber on the state of Open Access: Where are we, what still needs to be done?

Some Open Access Journals

Open-access (OA) literature is digital, online, free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions. What makes it possible is the internet and the consent of the author or copyright-holder.
OA is entirely compatible with peer review, and all the major OA initiatives for scientific and scholarly literature insist on its importance. Just as authors of journal articles donate their labour, so do most journal editors and referees participating in peer review.
OA literature is not free to produce, but may be less expensive
—Are there better ways to pay the bills than by charging readers and creating access barriers? Business models for paying the bills depend on how OA is delivered.
Ref:  A Very Brief Introduction to Open Access by Peter Suber

More on "Altmetrics"

Rise of 'Altmetrics' Revives Questions About How to Measure Impact of Research

Steven Roberts, an assistant professor at the U. of Washington who studies how environmental change affects shellfish, tracks social-media metrics to see how his research is used online.