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Welcome to the Opening Scholarship blog, a collection of voices from the University of Cape Town engaged in a variety of ways with openness and scholarship in higher education. Our roles include advocacy, policy, technical, legal, research, advice. We are interested in all aspects of openness in teaching, research and community engagement and we bring a southern perspective to the issues.

 OER@UCT blog serves as a reflection and collaboration point for staff involved with Open Educational Resources at the University of Cape Town.

OER Blog The OER@UCT blog serves as a reflection and collaboration point for staff involved with Open Educational Resources at the University of Cape Town. The project is part of a greater movement toward creating open access to information and educational resources. We believe that no one with the desire to learn should be cut off from educational material simply because they do not have the means to study in a traditional fashion. The internet enables access to information and we want to make sure that high quality learning materials are available to those with a thirst for knowledge.

A range of seminars on the Open Access Week (24-28 October) programme!

Shihaam Donnelly's presentation from 25 October, Open Access Week event

wiki for open michigan badges project

Open Education Week hosted at UCT

Article about Open Ed Week

If you want to create impressive presentations:)

4- 5 November 2012 at UCT - I will be attending this:)

"As hyperbolic as it may sound, academic publishing is the curator and guardian of the accumulated scientific knowledge of the human race, 1600 to present. It is also a cornerstone of modern science, preferentially selecting well-executed research through the peer review process. However, academic libraries are facing decreasing budgets, and even highly ranked universities are having to cut back on journal subscriptions. Since these subscriptions account for up to 75 percent of publishers' revenues, the entire system is feeling the pressure of the economic crisis..."

Laura Czerniewicz & Eve Gray's presentation from 27 Oct, OA week at UCT.

Interactive graphic, really cool:)

cartogram - open poster

Stumbled upon this, thought you may find it an interesting response after so many other journals are going open access.