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The former IFLA President and Senior Director of Stellenbosch University (SU) Library, and a leading advocate of Open Access (OA), Ms. Ellen Tise, invites you to the launch of the SU Open Access (OA) webinar series, #BeOpenAccessSmart. OA gained international momentum with the 2002 Budapest Declaration and the 2003 Berlin Declaration. On 20 October 2010, Stellenbosch University (SU) became the first African university to sign the Berlin Declaration on OA. Since then, libraries have played a pivotal role in promoting OA by establishing institutional repositories, hosting OA journals, and negotiating Transformational Agreements (TAs) to reduce Article Processing Charges (APCs). While these efforts have achieved significant success, SU believes that more can be done to advance OA. The #BeOpenAccessSmart webinar series is one such initiative, aimed at enhancing OA advocacy and educating authors, researchers, and librarians on its benefits. These webinars will provide a platform for discussions on OA and related topics, serving as a legacy to the enduring contribution to OA. The inaugural webinar will be conducted by Mr. Thanos Giannakopoulos (Chief, Information Management Section and United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld Library, United Nations Headquarters, New York). Titled “(G)AI, Open Access, and Sustainable Development: The Evolving Role of Libraries in a Transforming World," the session will delve into the intersection of GAI, Open Access, and sustainable development. It will explore the evolving role of libraries in promoting AI literacy, safeguarding data privacy, elevating the need to mitigate bias, and fostering Open Access for all. Date: 17 September 2024, 14:30 - 15:30 (SAST/CET) or 08:30-09:30 (ET)
Registration: Click here.
Registered participants will receive a Teams meeting link and reminder emails closer to the date of the webinar.
For further information: email: Sakhile Mngomezulu | tel: 021 808 9907
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