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<p class=""><span lang="EN-IN">{Apologies for Cross Posting}</span></p>
<p style="text-align:left" class=""><span lang="EN-IN">I am currently assisting the Commonwealth
Educational Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA) in developing Curriculum and
Self-Directed Learning (SDL) Tool for Open Access for researchers and library
and information professionals as a project of UNESCO. The UNESCO adopted Open
Access strategy in 2011, and with effect from 1 July 2013 it has become fully
Open Access. Capacity building to promote Open Access is one of the important
strands of the UNESCO strategy.<span style> </span>The
UNESCO Open Access Forum 2011 also recommended training of young researchers
and library professionals on Open Access. </span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-IN">In the last week, I requested for help on
articulating the training needs of library professionals, and this week I would
like to request the stakeholders to think about what new researchers should
know about Open Access. We believe that the OA awareness of the researchers
that can make the Open Access movement more successful. In subject disciplines,
where the researchers are more aware and have common goals, the amount of
information available in OA is much higher than other disciplines. So, it is
always better to follow the principle of “catch them young”, and include a
short training curriculum on OA for every researcher working for their doctoral
degree. This can be a pre-doctoral work as well. If such a program is to be
organized, what are the knowledge, skills, and attitude that should be covered
in the training?</span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-IN">In a survey conducted amongst researchers
in a prestigious national university revealed that most of the respondents indicated
limited participation in open access mode of communications either as users or
as contributors. The study also revealed that their participation can be
increased through appropriate training, and awareness creation. So, what you
think as the areas that should be covered in OA training for researchers? </span></p>
<p class=""><span lang="EN-IN">Your response will help us to articulate
more precisely the topics related to knowledge, skills and attitudes for Open
Access. If you want to share more on the topic privately, kindly do so in the
emails: <a href="mailto:smishra.col@gmail.com">smishra.col@gmail.com</a> and <a href="mailto:barna.chakrabarti@gmail.com">barna.chakrabarti@gmail.com</a></span></p>
</div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">With Regards,<br>Barnali Roy Choudhury<br>Project Associate (Open Access)<br></span></div><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Commonwealth Educational Media Centre for Asia<br>
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