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Open access training: EIFL experiences
Iryna KuchmaOpen Access Programme ManagerPresented at Open Access Forum 2011: Experts Meeting on the UNESCO Open Access Strategy, 22-23 November 2011, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
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Removing barriers to knowledge sharing
EIFL-OA: open access
EIFL-OAachievements410+ OA repositories & 2,600+ OA journals in EIFL partner countries
OA policies have been adopted by 24 institutions in the EIFL network
60+ awareness raising, advocacy and capacity building events and workshops in 2003-2011 in 35+ countries with participants from 50+ countries, funded mainly by Open Society Foundations
EIFL-OAtraining (onsite)
OA and the Evolving Scholarly Communication Environment workshops in Belarus, Botswana, Georgia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova & Nigeria / Atelier national sur l’Accès Ouvert aux publications scientifiques et techniques au Sénégal
OA & Digital Libraries Workshop in Laos / OA repositories seminars in Mozambique, Russia & Ukraine
OA Advocacy Workshops: Maximising Research Quality and Impact in Bulgaria, Latvia, Nepal, Nigeria, Malawi, Palestine / Benefits of OA for Research Dissemination, Usage, Visibility and Impact workshop in Kenya / Gaining the momentum: OA and advancement of science and research in South Africa
EIFL-OAtraining (online)OA Repositories with Eprints (with EIFL-FOSS)
OA advocacy: EIFL-OA online workshop
Capacity building for OA repository administrators and managers: EIFL-OA – KIT – COAR online workshop
OA Repositories with DSpace and Fedora (with EIFL-FOSS)
EIFL-OA – BioMed Central online workshop OA Publishing in Africa
Themed week: Open Journal System (with EIFL-FOSS)
OA at the University of Glasgow: Sharing experiences
Partnerships are crucial