The Zimbabwe University Libraries Consortium (ZULC) is calling for papers to be presented at the 2nd Zimbabwe International Conference on Open Access scheduled to take place at the Monomotapa Crowne Plaza Hotel, Indaba Room, from 22 - 23 October 2012.
Open Access is a new paradigm that is hugely impacting and changing the mode of scholarly communication throughout the world. The open access paradigm is based on the notion and belief that scientists, scholars and academicians need to publish their findings and have them disseminated as widely as possible so that mankind can benefit from their research efforts. The authors’ contributions to societal development would not only benefit mankind but would also help promote and enhance their image, status and afford them self respect and recognition among peers and scholars of note in similar disciplines. The wider dissemination and ready availability of the generated scientific and scholarly research has been largely hindered by restrictive intellectual property laws and high subscription cost of journals. Thus the need to remove access barriers to knowledge and information and bring it closer to within easy reach of most people is central to the open access paradigm. Today Open Access can be seen as a knowledge management strategy that is enhancing knowledge and information sharing at unprecedented levels.
The 2nd International Conference on Open Access will focus on the impact of the OA paradigm to various knowledge solutions as well as advocate for Zimbabwe to adopt and mandate open access as a viable and pragmatic scientific and scholarly communication model beneficiating mankind.
THE FOLLOWING ARE TOPICS THAT WILL BE COVERED AT THE CONFERENCE:
· Intellectual property, copyright and open access;
· OA and creative commons licensing;
· Indigenous knowledge systems and OA;
· The Open Access landscape in Zimbabwe;
· Open Access and Open Educational Resources (OER)
· Open Access and HIV & AIDS;
· Open Access and agricultural information provision;
· Open Access and health information provision;
· Institutional Repositories and access to scientific and scholarly information; and
· Open Access and scholarly publishing.
ABSTRACTS
Abstracts of not more than 500 words should be sent to the following address:
The Secretariat
Zimbabwe International Conference on Open Access
Conference Organising Committee
Zimbabwe University Libraries Consortium
C/o Zimbabwe Open University
Bryanston House First Floor
09 George Silundika Avenue,
Between Angwa & First Street
P.O. Box MP1119
Mount Pleasant
Harare
Zimbabwe
makurumurea@zou.ac.zw /
abmakurumure@gmail.com
Participation is expected from anyone with special interest in Open Access as a scholarly communication model including librarians, scientists, researchers, academics, scholars, policy makers, government officials, experts from non-governmental organisations, and writers from both the local and international communities.
CONFERENCE FEES
The conference fee is $300.00 per participant. This will cover conference materials, teas and lunches. The cost of travel, accommodation and other requirements will be met by the participant.
IMPORTANT DATES
- Deadline for submission of abstracts: 30 June 2012
- Notification of authors of successful abstracts: 30 July 2012
- Final Draft: 31 August 2012
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: makurumurea@zou.ac.zw, abmakurumure@gmail.com
Website: http://zulcconference.blogspot.com/
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