WE BUILD CAPACITY TO PUBLISH OA JOURNALS AND SET UP OA REPOSITORIES | EIFL

"Open access (OA) can be implemented in two main ways. A researcher can deposit a copy of an article in an OA repository or can publish articles in OA journals. As scholarly communication evolves, new skills and competencies are required to publish OA journals and launch and support OA repositories.    To address this challenge, the EIFL Open Access programme works to ensure that OA journal managers/editors and OA repository managers/administrators are trained and have the skills needed to effectively manage their OA journals and OA repositories ...  WHAT WE DO ... [1] We build capacity to publish OA journals and OA monographs, and set up OA repositories by organizing webinars, workshops and other knowledge sharing activities. Watch some of EIFL’s open access training webinars online. [2] We provide expertise, consultancy and mentoring to OA journal editors/publishers and OA repository managers from EIFL partner countries on the issues related to OA policy developments, software updates and functionalities, and copyright management. [3] We chair a ARL/CARL/COAR/LIBER Joint Task Force on Librarians’ Competencies in Support of E-Research and Scholarly Communication which develops guidelines outlining the competencies needed by librarians in this evolving environment ..."