Outcomes

  • Agenda setting survey and focus groups in three region(s):
  • Lack of OA policies at national level
  • Institutional OAR development/operation and policy development below par
  • Insufficient support for expertise on digital skills and funding for digital repositories. Reports at https://spaces.wacren.net/x/DgBG
  • Template ToRs for NREN-Library collaboration
  • Metadata guidelines for data providers
  • Metadata/data exchange model agreement
  • Policy templates in English and French
  • Mailing list

Key LIBSENSE deliverables in AC3

  • Consolidated results of LIBSENSE survey published
  • Community requirements and skills profiles
  • Policy briefs and guidelines for OA repositories and journals
  • Lighthouse demonstrators for OAR/OAJ
  • Federated identity management pilot for libraries with eduID.africa
  • Human capacity development program

Explore AfricaConnect3

  • Vision and Focus

    AfricaConnect3 (AC3) is the third phase of the AfricaConnect project.
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  • Activities

    Series of workshops held to discuss the survey and explore how repositories can better engage with NREN services
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  • Outcomes

    AC3 Outcomes and Key LIBSENSE deliverables in AC3
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