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Periodismo y comunicación científica en América Latina: Estado actual y desafíos
Buenos Aires: Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA); MInisterio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva (2010), 121 pp.
"Esta publicación reúne los artículos y testimonios del Seminario Interamericano de Periodismo y Comunicación Científica, realizado en la ciudad de Buenos Aires del 13 al 15 de octubre de 2010." (Página 3)
Scholarly Publishing in Africa: Opportunities & Impediments
Pretoria: Africa Institute of South Africa (2010), xxv, 378 pp.
"The proceedings of a conference held at the Africa Institute of South Africa in 2009, this is a major new collection of essays on the state of scholarly publishing in Africa, with a strong emphasis on the situation in South Africa. The conference was convened, and the papers published, in an attemp
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Broadcasting Science
Paris; Kuala Lumpur: UNESCO; Asia-Pacific Institute for Broadcasting Development (AIBD) (2010), 97 pp.
"This book is for broadcasters of all flavours, colours and tastes. Whether you are reporting politics, business, sports, fashion or any other beat, which appear far removed from science, you will benefit from having a basic awareness of science. Science is not all about faraway galaxies or subatomi
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Access to Africa’s Knowledge: Publishing Development Research and Measuring Value
African Journal of Information and Communication, issue 10 (2010), pp. 4-19
"This paper reviews, critically, the discourse of research publication policy and the directives of the regional and global organisations that advise African countries with respect to their relevance to African scholarly communication. What emerges is a readiness to use the concepts and language of
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Opening Scholarship Project. Case Study 4: UCT Press
Cape Town: Centre of Educational Technology, University of Cape Town; Shuttleworth Foundation (2009), 20 pp.
"The University of Cape Town (UCT) Press was established in 1994 and is one of four university presses currently operating in South Africa. The modern-day university press presents an interesting mix of challenges and conflicting agendas, and the OpeningScholarship project chose UCT Press as a subje
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"The main findings of the review are: 1. General consensus on the importance of research communication among the donors interviewed, and wide interest in developing appropriate programmes and mechanisms. 2. Little evidence of a strategic approach within individual agencies, with research communicati
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"A community research partnership is ideally part of a larger collaboration that includes the interests of each partner and spans a wide range of activities. Often a neglected afterthought in busy research schedules, the dissemination of key findings upon project completion is a crucial step in comm
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"In a Study Released Today...": 10 Tips to Get More Ink on Your Next Report
New York: Fenton Communications (2009), 15 pp.
"Many nonprofits spend considerable time and resources producing studies to advance their issues, only to have them gather dust on the shelf of some academic or government office. Why? Invariably, it’s because the report received little to no media coverage. The good news is, it doesn’t have to
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Políticas editoriales de publicaciones académicas en Chile
Santiago de Chile: ONG Derechos Digitales (2009), 51 pp.
Studies and reviews briefly some of the key editorial decisions that involve the distribution of academic publications policy in Chile, including its access and use of the general public, academic and scientific community in particular.
Final Report of the Peer-To-Peer Development and Support of Science Journalism in the Developing World: The SjCOOP Project
Gatineau: World Federation of Science Journalists (WFSJ) (2009), 104 pp.
"SjCOOP1 objectives were to (1) develop a network of professional science journalists in Africa, North Africa and in the Middle East; (2) put in place national and regional associations of science journalists; and (3) strengthen the World Federation of Science Journalists as a supportive partner of
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Moving Africa Away from the Global Knowledge Periphery: A Case Study of AJOL
Africa Bibliography, issue 2008 (2009), pp. vii-xxiv
"Using African Journals Online (AJOL) as a case study – recently expanded to offer full text online and, with over 350 partner titles, now the world’s largest online collection of African journals – the author argues that increasing accessibility of African research outputs through open access
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Wissenschaft in den Medien präsentieren: Ein Ratgeber für die Scientific Community
Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag (2008), 217 pp.
"Viele Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler üben im Umgang mit den Medien Zurückhaltung, sei es, weil sie unsicher sind oder weil sie die Chancen erfolgreicher Medienarbeit unterschätzen. Ihnen vermittelt dieses Buch das »Handwerk« des Umgangs mit Presse, Radio, Fernsehen und Internet. Zur
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M-Libraries: Libraries on the Move to Provide Virtual Access
London: Facet Publishing (2008), lvii, 287 pp.
Copy, Rip, Burn: The Politics of Copyleft and Open Source
London: Pluto Press (2008), xiii, 257 pp.
Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives. The South Asian Scenario
New Delhi: UNESCO (2008), 137 pp.
"This publication has its genesis in the recommendations and proceedings of UNESCO-supported th international conferences and workshops including the 4 International Conference of Asian Digital Libraries (ICADL2001, Bangalore); the International Conferences on Digital Libraries (ICDL2004 & ICDL2006,
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The Whole Digital Library Handbook
Chicago: American Library Association (2007), vii, 417 pp.
