Uncovering Open Access: seizing the moment and making it work for you – experiences from the ground
Presentation by Martie van Deventer, Head of Information Services Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CISR) South Africa at the Locating the Power of the In-between conference
1. What is open access and what are the challenges in SA context? Siphethile Muswelanto Dr Martie Van Deventer CSIR Information Services-CSIRIS CSIR Information Services-CSIRIS Institutional Repository Practitioner Portfolio Manager Conference: Locating the power of in-between: how research brokers and intermediaries support evidence-based pro-poor policy and practice, 2 July 2008
OA in South Africa and Africa as whole has shown numerous benefits. Researchers now have access to international research outputs, that has for a long time been unaccessible because of financial barriers. institutional open archives are bringing prestige both to staff and institutions . Above all, such archives reconnect local and international research as well as provide a better picture of a country's research output and areas of specialisation Before I continue with the presentation, I should acknowledge that I made great use of Peter Suber’s OA Review to put the presentation together. I have also used other literature, which I have listed on my reference list.