Weekly highlights – 26 August 2015
- Quote
“During this two-day [Journals Online managers’] meeting, we have learnt so many things regarding policies, website functions, communication and fundraising. We have met some wonderful people from all of other JOLs [Journals Online] and we will return to Nepal with renewed commitment and plans further development of NepJOL.”
Lal Bahadur Chouhan, Library Officer, Tribhuvan University Central Library, Kirtipur, Kathmandu
- Updates
- AuthorAID grant winner Nurul Islam was given the award for Best Oral Presentation at SouthEast Asian Bat Conference 2015
- We have published a Storify of last week’s Journals Online Managers Meeting in Vancouver
- Our August photo of the month shows Journals Online managers from Mongolia and Latin America sharing ideas at the recent Journals Online managers meeting
- Upcoming events
- AuthorAID Director Julie Walker is in Tanzania this week participating in a workshop organized by the University of Dodoma to support female researchers.
- From 8 to 10 September Deputy Executive Director Julie Brittain will be in Nairobi, Kenya for the launch of the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) platform and to meet with potential partners.
- On 10 September Executive Director Sue Corbett will speak about the INASP Principles for Responsible Engagement at the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) conference in Heathrow, London. Follow #alpsp15 for more from that conference.
- Recent publications
- Tanzanian workshop supports female researchers – INASP News, August 23, 2015 INASP’s AuthorAID project is supporting a workshop on gender issues in Tanzania this week. The workshop, which will take place at the University of Dodoma from 24 to 28 August, will include 26 female academics from University of Dodoma and one from St John’s University.
- Fourth roundtable on climate change in Kenya focuses on climate finance – INASP News, August 19, 2015 A fourth VakaYiko-supported Kenya Climate Change Science, Technology and Policy Roundtable is being be held today at the Hilton Hotel, Nairobi from 2-4pm. The session will focus on Climate Finance.
- Small grants encourage strategic library e-resource marketing – INASP News, August 19, 2015 INASP has awarded 10 grants to help institutions and library consortia in partner countries to promote their electronic resources.
- Ministries and Parliament complete EIPM course in Zimbabwe – INASP News, August 18, 2015 Ministries and Parliament complete EIPM course in Zimbabwe.
- Tip of the Week #247 – AuthorAID, August 18, 2015
- INASP-sponsored Winner takes prize at IFLA conference – INASP News, August 17, 2015 INASP-sponsored Winner takes prize at IFLA conference.
- How do you build a ‘system view’ of a country – and then what do you do next? – Practising Development, August 17, 2015
- Guest Post: A Blended Course Given in Bolivia by an AuthorAID Workshop Grantee – AuthorAID, August 16, 2015 By Cynthia Cisneros Fajardo
- External coverage