EIFL media

Read and publish deals ‘drive increase in OA research content’

Jean_F — Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:19:01 +0000

EIFL’s partner publisher, the Company of Biologists, reports that its read and publish agreements have led to a significant increase in the proportion of open access research content in its hybrid subscription journals, according to an article published by the independent news website, Research information.

TRIPS extension on LDCs: why not go the whole way?

Jean_F — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 07:49:45 +0000

In this IDN-InDepthNews opinion piece, Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, discusses the recent World Trade Organization (WTO) decision on extending the transition period by which Least Developed Countries (LDCs) must apply WTO rules on intellectual property. The article argues that the decision is welcome, but that the WTO must go further and extend the transition period for LDCs as long as a country remains an LDC, and for an additional period of 12 years after a country graduates to developing country status.

Quiet but sure copyright reform in Nigeria?

Jean_F — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 12:17:43 +0000

On 12th October 2021, EIFL’s comments on Nigeria’s Copyright Bill 2021 (Executive Bill) were presented at a public hearing organized by the Nigerian Senate on two copyright amendment Bills tabled before it. Desmond Oriakhogba, Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, and Lecturer, Law Faculty, University of Benin, presented EIFL’s comments, as well as comments by the Programme on Information Justice and Intellectual Property (PIJIP). Afterwards, Desmond Oriakhogba blogged about the hearing, how it went and the next steps in the legal reform process.

UNESCO’s milestone in facilitating Open Science

Jean_F — Wed, 06 Jan 2021 15:15:39 +0000

In September 2020 UNESCO submitted a first draft Recommendation on Open Science to its 193 member states following extensive global consultation. Iryna Kuchma, Manager of the EIFL Open Access Programme, was one of the 30 international experts appointed by the Director-General of UNESCO to serve on the UNESCO Open Science Advisory Committee that prepared the first draft Recommendation.

Article title: UNESCO Weighs In On Open Science

‘Urgent need for library-friendly copyright laws’

Jean_F — Sat, 28 Nov 2020 10:38:53 +0000

COVID-19 is taking its toll on libraries since teaching and learning moved online earlier this year. University World News interviews Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, librarians and academics about challenges faced by libraries supporting teaching and learning during the pandemic, and the urgent need for library-friendly copyright laws.

Article title: COVID-19 prompts calls for library-friendly copyright laws

Publication/media outlet: University World News / Africa Edition

‘Waive or reduce APCs to help authors’

Jean_F — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 13:57:51 +0000

The Scholarly Kitchen, an independent blog established by the Society for Scholarly Publishing, asked EIFL to give input into a series of articles asking, ‘How Can We Achieve Equitable Participation in Open Research?’ Romy Beard, Manager of the EIFL Licensing Programme, and Rima Kupryte, Director of EIFL, responded by urging publishers to cut or waive article processing charges (APCs) to help authors from developing and transition economy countries, and to streamline

EIFL agreement with World Scientific in the news

Jean_F — Tue, 27 Oct 2020 09:12:11 +0000

University World News reports on EIFL’s agreement with World Scientific Publishing to waive or discount Article Processing Charges (APCs) for corresponding authors from 34 countries, including 15 in Africa, when publishing their articles in open access in World Scientific journals. The agreement runs till December 2022.

Article title: Open access article charge waiver for more than 100 journals

Publication/media outlet: University World News (Africa Edition)

EIFL and partners in the news in Ghana

Jean_F — Wed, 22 Jul 2020 09:30:59 +0000

In the news! EIFL and partners feature in this Citi Newsroom (CNR) article about our successful mobile library project that led to a significant increase in the pass rate of students sitting for ICT in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in under-resourced schools in Ghana between 2016 and 2019.

Article title: Library Authority, EIFL’s mobile library project raises pass rate in BECE

Publication/media outlet: Citi Newsroom (CNR)

Date published: 20 July 2020

EIFL and partners in the news in Myanmar

Jean_F — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 08:35:14 +0000

In the news! EIFL and partners feature in this Myanmar International TV news item about the partnership agreement signing ceremony for the Myanmar Education Research and Learning Portal project (MERAL).

Programme title: Education Promotion: Partnership Agreement Signing Ceremony in Yangon

Publication/media outlet: Myanmar International TV (MITV)

Date broadcast: 23 February 2020

EIFL project/programme: EIFL Open Access Programme

Myanmar Education Research and Learning Portal

Jean_F — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 14:13:24 +0000

Programme title: Myanma Radio and Television News

Publication/media outlet: Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV)

Date broadcast: 22 February 2020

EIFL project/programme: EIFL Open Access Programme

Language of news item: Burmese

View now: Click here to see the MRTV news item about the signing ceremony (3 min)