UNN Open Access Week Radio Programme

You can now listen to the University of Nigeria Open Access Group Radio Programme.  by clicking HERE!...

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Successful Open Access Event at University of Nigeria, Nsukka

 It was really great to host the very first Open Access Week at University of Nigeria, Nsukka which was on 24th October, 2017. The event was organised by a group of Open Access Advocates ranging from Librarians, Pharmacists, Scientists and other lecturers who think that scholarship has come to a point where research data and related resources should be globally visible. The event was well attended and the Vice Chancellor, Prof. B....

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OPEN ACCESS WEEK, UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA

Click HERE  to Register for the event! You are invited to the first-of its-kind 'Open Access Week' to be held in University of Nigeria, Nsukka on 24th October, 2017. The Theme of the event is "Open in Order to Increase Visibility in Teaching and Research". The event is being organised by a group of Open Access Advocates in UNN to mark the International Open Access Week which is a global, community-driven...

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UNN Open Access Group meets with the Vice-Chancellor

UNN Open Access Group meets with the Vice Chancellor, Prof. B. C. Ozumba The UNN Open Access Group deemed it fit to meet with the Vice Chancellor, Professor B. C. Ozumba on 25th September, 2017. The meeting was intended to brief him about the vision, mission and objectives of the group. It was a fruitful time as the Vice Chancellor embraced the idea of the group wanting to create awareness to the University Community ranging from scholars and...

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Open Access Week 2017, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Do you wish to learn about unrestricted access and unrestricted re-use of research publications, data, software, etc? University of Nigeria Open Access Group holds her 2017 Open Access Week on 24th October, 2017. All Scholars, researchers and Postgraduate Students are invited to participate.  Ready to Attend? Fill out the RSVP form: Open Access Week Online Form Visit our Blog to learn more>>>...

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Open Access Institutional Repository - UNN

 University of Nigeria, Nsukka has launched her Institutional Repository also known as UNNSPACE. According to their University Library blog post of June 14, 2017, "he Repository has been upgraded from 3.0 to 6.04, and running on Ubuntu Linux which has also been upgraded from 12.0 to 16.04 LTS.  Right now, University of Nigeria has the latest DSpace-powered Institutional Repository in Nigeria" For details on this, visit the Library...

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Open Mind to Open Access - By Helen N. Okpala

On March 18 2017, Helen N. Okpala, wrote:  "What informs the title of this post is my feeling that open access has to do with openness of the mind where people enjoy sharing information, hoping for it to be used, re-shared and re-used. It is true that publishers have to make money especially after investing so much to come out with a 300-page document or thereabout and so, would need to close-up content, granting access with pay. But then...

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'Open up to open access!' campaign

 'Open up to open access' is a campaign that kicked off on 15th May, 2017. . The goal is to inform researchers about open access and its possibilities for their research. It has become extremely simple to make publications freely accessible. For details click h...

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Welcome to Open Access Nigeria, University of Nigeria Nsukka Blog

Hello People! We are the members of the Open Access Nigeria, University of Nigeria Nsukka Chapt...

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