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LIBSENSE: Building Library/NREN Collaborations around Open Science
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What is LIBSENSE?
In 2017, a new initiative called Library Support for embedding NREN1 services and e-Infrastructure (LIBSENSE2) was conceived during the second annual conference of the West and Central African Research and Education Network (WACREN)3.
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Open Access and Open Science in Africa: An interview with one of the LIBSENSE Pioneers
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Omo Oaiya, Chief Strategy Officer at WACREN – the West and Central Africa Research and Education Network – tells CONNECT about a relatively new collaboration called LIBSENSE, where librarians and NREN advocates aim to develop sustainable approaches to benefit researchers in science, global collaboration and improve the ease of accessing valuable data.
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How RENs, Libraries and Universities Are Combining to Accelerate Open Science
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Guest Article: Connectivity and Cooperation: How RENs, Libraries and Universities Are Combining to Accelerate Open Science
Barriers and Enablers to Open Access Repository (OAR) Development and Management in African HLIs
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Barriers and Enablers to Open Access Repository (OAR) Development and Management in African HLIs: Research from the LIBSENSE OAR Workshops in the UA, WACREN and ASREN Regions
Establish a framework for sustainable OA repository and journal development in Africa
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Establish a framework for sustainable OA repository and journal development in Africa using the needs assessment from the AfricaConnect2 LIBSENSE study
LIBSENSE: Building Library/NREN Collaborations Around Open Science
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Omo Oaiya, Chief Strategy Officer, WACREN and Pamela Abbott, Senior Lecturer, TUoS Information School, discuss the combination of libraries, universities and research and education network s (RENs) in helping to enable open science in Western and Central Africa.
Open Science Practices in Africa
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Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager, blogs about a series of meetings and workshops co-organized with EIFL partners in the LIBSENSE Initiative