Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa |
Conseil pour le développement de la recherche en sciences sociales en Afrique |
Conselho para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Ciências Sociais em África |
مجلس تنمية البحوث الإجتماعية في أفريقيا |
6–8 September 2006, Leiden, The Netherlands
Number of visits: 2054I Academic Knowledge for Development in Africa
Keynote speaker: Paul F. Wouters
Open Access, to what for whom?
Open Access Inevitable for Science and Scholarship in Africa but also for Overall Development,
Which Knowledge? Whose Reality? An Overview of Knowledge used in the Development Sector,
Manifestations of Scholarly Communication in Africa: The Case of the Uganda Health Information Network,
At the South-eastern Frontier: the Impact of Higher Education Policy on African Research Publication,
Spinning an African Academy into the World Wide Web: the Liberatory and Democratic Potential of African Scholarship in Cyberspace,
Open Access in Developing and Transition Countries: eIFL and a view from South Africa, Jennifer A. De Beer
II. Bibliometrics and Citations
Keynote speaker: Peter Lor
Bridging the North-South Divide in Scholarly Communication in Africa : a library and information systems perspective,
Measuring International Scientific Impact of Local Research in Developing Countries: An African Case Study,
Organising and monitoring research production and performance in Africa: towards Africa Citation Index,
Links and Web Impact of Nigerian Universities, PDF
Evaluating the Success of Scholarly Publishers,
Research Unleashed?
III. Publishing models for Africa
La publication académique en panne: Quelles perspectives pour l’Afrique,
From Print to Internet – an Editor’s Experience, Cyril Belshaw
Open Access Survey of Africa-published Journal,
Applying the Access Principle in the Digital Age: A Case Study Approach,
Institutional Repositories: Time for African Universities to Consolidate the Digital Divide,
Consortia Repositories and Content Management for African Scholarly Publishers,
Online Electronic Publishing some Thoughts for the Future,
IV. The effects of ICTs on Scholarly Communication
Keynote speaker: Olivier Sagna
La communication de l’information scientifique et technique en Afrique à l’ère de la société des savoirs partagés
Managing Digital Information Resources in Africa: Preserving the Integrity of Scholarship,
The Potential for Virtual Library Services to Promote Teaching and Research and Reduce the Digital Divide: A Case Study of the University of Malawi,
Weaving Other Anansi Webs: Developing the Electronic Literary Map of Africa,
Enhancing e-journal Use in Kenyan Universities,
L’Université Numérique Tunisienne à l’ère du sommet mondial des sciences de l’information: mythe ou réalité?,