AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series

You are Invited to this October’s AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series.

AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series, Open Access, Open Science / By / September 25, 2024

The AfricArXiv Open Science webinar series is an initiative that is organized by UbuntuNet Alliance in partnership with Access2perspectives. The webinar series is aimed at empowering African researchers, librarians, and institutions by providing valuable insights into adopting digital tools and persistent identifiers. Our primary goals are to significantly enhance the discoverability of African research on …

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Join Our September Open Science Webinars on Peer Review and Preprints

AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series / By / August 30, 2024

We are pleased to invite you to our two upcoming open science webinars this September, each offering unique insights into the world of open science and preprint sharing. These webinars are part of the AfricArXiv webinar series webinar series which is co-organized by UbuntuNet Alliance (https://ubuntunet.net/) and Access 2 Perspectives (https://access2perspectives.org/) as part of the …

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Record-Breaking Attendance at AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar on Diamond Open Access Publishing in Africa

AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series, Open Access, Open Science / By / August 22, 2024

The AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar series has reached a new milestone, with 118 researchers and librarians from across the African research and education community gathering to explore the future of Diamond Open Access (OA) publishing in Africa. This record-breaking attendance is a promising sign of the growing interest and engagement in the series, with much …

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Reflecting on the Latest Open Science Webinar: A Research Funder’s Open Access Policy

AfricArXiv, AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series, Capacity Building, Library, Open Access / By / July 31, 2024

On Thursday, July 18th, 2024, the UbuntuNet Alliance and Access 2 Perspectives hosted an enlightening webinar session as part of the ORCID Global Participation Program. This session focused on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s updated Open Access Policy, which will take effect on January 1, 2025. Guest Speaker Ashley Farley provided valuable insights into …

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Advancing Open Science: A Mid-Year Review and Exciting Second Half of the Open Science Webinar Series.

AfricArXiv, AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series, Open Access, Stories / By / May 28, 2024

In collaboration with Access to Perspectives, UbuntuNet Alliance has been hosting an enlightening Open Science Webinar Series since October 2023. This initiative, under a project funded by the ORCID Global Participation Fund, is dedicated to establishing ORCID-facilitated multi-stakeholder consortia aimed at enhancing scholarly knowledge sharing across Africa. By leveraging scholarly repository systems such as OSF, …

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Looking Ahead: AfricArXiv Open Science Webinars in March

AfricArXiv Open Science Webinar Series / By / February 29, 2024

Through an engaging webinar series dedicated to exploring the transformative impact of persistent identifiers (PIDs) we highlight to African scholarly stakeholders how selected scholarly services  work to increase the discoverability of African research in the global scholarly landscape. In this series, we delve into the significance of three key PIDs – ORCID, ROR, and DOI …

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UbuntuNet-Connect2024 -
October 31-November 1, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania​

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