Librarianship in the South

About COAR

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  • Publisher: Gِttingen state and university library
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  • Keywords: research libraries, data bases, international co-operation
COAR, the Confederation of Open Access Repositories, unites 59 institutions in 23 countries from throughout Europe, Latin America, Asia, and North America. Its mission is to enhance greater visibility and application of research outputs through global networks of Open Access digital repositories.

Embedding repositories : a guide and self-assessment tool

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  • Publisher: University of Nottingham. Centre for research communications (CRC)]
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  • Keywords: research libraries, data bases, information management, electronic publishing
If research repositories are to develop and thrive, they need to be connected to other university systems. Otherwise they run the risk of becoming silos which are peripheral to the university’s business. This guide will help in pointing the way to successful integration.

Chat literacy

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  • Publisher: University of Sussex. Institute of development studies (IDS). Eldis
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  • Keywords: library education, information needs, information services
Chat Literacy is an online space for information intermediaries and professionals to meet, share resources, discuss good practice and learn about current approaches in the Information Literacy sector.

The Broker : connecting worlds of knowledge

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  • Publisher: The Broker
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  • Keywords: information sources
This website offers access to other policy communities so that pressing global issues can be considered in relation to each other rather than in isolation.

Equal education (EE)

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  • Publisher: Blood orange
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  • Keywords: library education, education, south africa
Equal Education (EE) has finally launched its new website. It is now possible for you to engage with EE via the website in 3 ways.
 

About this portal

The Librarianship in the South portal provides access to selected free, full-text electronic resources on information literacy, ICT issues, institutional repositories, and preservation of documentary heritage. Find your resources in the database.