Libraries in support of effective research in WACREN

Session

Roles for Librarians in NRENs

1

5 Oct 2016, 11:00

NUC Auditorium (Nigerian Research Education Network (NgREN))

Description

• Support and promote adoption of persistent identifiers for objects to improve the visibility of researchers and their works; employ as a way of strengthening relationships with campus research community and demonstrating value in supporting research and scholarly communication.

• Digital Library Content and Licensing; Understand how Identity federations improve cost and access to library resources for research and academic institutions.

• Open Access Repositories and curation of local content

3. The journey towards Open Access initiatives in Nigeria

Dr Ezra Gbaje (EIFL Open Access Nigeria Country Coordinator)

05/10/2016, 11:00

0. ORCID: tracking research outputs and populating your repository

Mr Matthew Buys (ORCID)

05/10/2016, 11:30