[BOAI] Open Access Africa 2011: Speaker presentations, images and poster abstracts available online

[Tara Cronin]

(Apologies for cross posting)

 

 

Open Access Africa 2011: Speaker presentations, images and poster
abstracts available online

 

Open Access Africa 2011
<http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/events/openaccessafric
a> , a BioMed Central and Computer Aid International event, was hosted
at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST
<http://www.knust.edu.gh/pages/> ), Kumasi, Ghana, during Open Access
Week 2011 <http://openaccessweek.org/> .

 

The conference, now in its second year, discussed open access publishing
in an African context and the diverse programme offered insights from
library, funding and technology perspectives as part of Open Access
Africa, a collection of initiatives designed to increase the output and
visibility of scientific research published by African learning
institutes.

 

All presentations
<http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/events/openaccessafric
a/program> , delivered by representatives from Google
<http://www.googleghana.com/> , British Medical Journal
<http://www.bmj.com/>  (BMJ), Department for International Development
<http://www.dfid.gov.uk/>  (DFID), Pan African Medical Journal
<http://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/>  and the United Nations
Economic Commission for Africa <http://www.uneca.org/>  (UNECA), are now
available online, together with conference images
<http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/events/openaccessafric
a/program#images>  and poster abstracts
<http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/events/openaccessafric
a/posterabstracts> . Videos of all presentations will follow shortly.

 

Dr. Tobias I. Ndubuisi Ezejiofor, one of the attending delegates,
commented, 'For us in Africa, open access means liberation from
information inhibitions and from research/publication visibility clouds.
Indeed the trappings and benefits of open access can hardly be over
estimated that I am sufficiently led to say: "I see a great future for
quality research and publication outputs for and from African scientists
and professionals through the open access initiative."'

 

The birth of Sudan's first Institutional Repository
<http://oascir.uofk.edu/> , created by the University of Khartoum, was a
direct result of a meeting held last year at Open Access Africa 2010
<http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/events/openaccessafric
a2010> . What further developments will be sparked by this year's event
that will help ensure the great future for African scientists?

 

We hope that you enjoy the presentations.

 

Thanks,

Tara

 

Tara Cronin

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