At the Open Library of Humanities, open access publications are funded through a model of library partnership subsidies (LPS). This allows OLH to collectively fund the venue and its array of journals. Libraries can thereby support information infrastructure instead of simply purchasing journals.
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New copyright law in Germany
As of 1st March 2018, a new copyright law comes into effect in Germany and will introduce new copyright rules for schools, universities, libraries and other educational institutions.
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Navigating research opportunities and sexual harassment
How do you navigate research opportunities when faced with sexual harassment?
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Power dynamics of global knowledge production: research collaboration
The limited presence of researchers working at African universities in the leadership of international research projects is an important issue in African Studies. But research collaborations can also marginalize the contributions of researchers based in Africa.
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Video explaining Open Access publishing (in German)
The video (in German) gives an overview of the history of scholarly publishing and the origins of the Open Access movement. The "golden" and the "green" path are presented as strategies for open access publishing. The advantages and disadvantages of Open Access are discussed, especially with regard to Article Processing Charges.
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OJS Hosting Service for the African Studies community based in Germany
The Specialised Information Service for African Studies offers an OJS Hosting Service to the African Studies community based in Germany.
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15 reasons for hosting an online journal with OJS
Here are 15 reasons for working with the Public Knowledge Project's Open Journal Systems (OJS). The best reason: we can help you! The Specialised Information Service for African Studies offers an OJS Hosting Service to the African Studies community based in Germany.
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Gender Balance Assessment Tool
Would you like to find out how gender balanced your bibliography and / or syllabus is ? The Gender Balance Assessment Tool (GBAT) helps to automatically estimate of what percentage of the authors on a syllabus are women.
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Checklist for Starting a New Journal
It is not easy to start a sustainable journal. The competition among academic journals is great - and new ones are constantly being born. It’s a lot of work.
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Power dynamics of global knowledge production: citations
Work by Africa-based scholars is also cited less than work by other academics.
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