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Nyerere (Accra Marriot Hotel )

Nyerere

Accra Marriot Hotel

Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
Description

This event, organized in conjunction with the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR) and  EIFL as part of the LIBSENSE Initiative, convenes library and NREN stakeholders in the West and Central African region to explore how repositories can operate embedded in NREN e-infrastructure and provide a foundation for an innovative, open, distributed and networked resource for scholarly communication and open science in Africa.   

The 2-day meeting will discuss results of the ongoing LIBSENSE survey in the WACREN region with regards to higher education sector librarians view of the enabling and constraining factors of their practice as information resource managers,  especially regarding the development, implementation and maintenance of open access repositories.

This event follows from the preceding LIBSENSE I event in Zanzibar in November 2018.  It will be followed by the final meeting of stakeholders from the ASREN region at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt from April 27-29, 2019.

Objectives

  • Share information and develop a community of practice in Africa

  • Learn about international trends

  • Official endorsement of the “Terms of Reference” between libraries and NRENs

  • Identify national, regional and international priorities and sketch out activities

  • Define a framework for communications and collaboration across Africa

LIBSENSE Admins
  • Monday, 11 March
    • Overview of current repository environment in West and Central Africa
      • 1
        Introduction to the workshop / Getting to know each other/ expectations
        Speakers: Iryna Kuchma (EIFL), Kathleen Shearer (Confederation of Open Access Repositories), Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
      • 2
        Institutional Repositories in Ghana: a CARLIGH perspective
        Speaker: Ms Nina Chachu (CARLIGH Team)
        2019-02 CARLIGH & Institutional Repositories in Ghana.pdf
      • 3
        OHADA repository developments : What works, what doesn’t and why?

        The OHADA repository is a part of DICAMES, the institutional digital archive of the African and Malagasy Council for Higher Education (CAMES),
        a platform aimed at the conservation and dissemination of all scientific production in French-speaking African countries. Participating countries
        include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroun, Côte d'Ivoire, Niger and Senegal

        Speaker: Sophie Madiba (OHADA)
        PRESENTATION1_ english.pdf
      • 4
        Developing An Institutional Repository in Sierra Leone: Taking the Leap
        Speaker: Miriam Conteh-Morgan (University of Sierra Leone)
        LIBSENSE-WACREN ACCRA.pdf
      • 5
        Creating a Demonstrator National Open Repository for Nigeria
        Speakers: Stephen Akintunde (University of Jos), Owen Iyoha (Eko-Konnect)
        2nigeria.pdf
    • 11:00
      Coffee Break and Group Photo
    • Overview of current repository environment in West and Central Africa
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • International activities and trends
    • 15:00
      Coffee Break
    • International activities and trends
      • 12
        Open Science in Japan - a consortium approach
        Speaker: Kazutsuna Yamaji (National Informatics Institute (NII) / JPCOAR)
      • 13
        Open Science in France - building local and national services
        Speaker: Andre Dazy (Couperin)
      • 14
        Discussion
      • 15
        Wrap up and expectations for Day 2
  • Tuesday, 12 March
    • LIBSENSE Terms of Reference
      • 16
        Overview of the LIBSENSE Terms of Reference

        A template for national collaboration between NREN and Libraries

        Speakers: Iryna Kuchma (EIFL), Kathleen Shearer (Confederation of Open Access Repositories), Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
      • 17
        Break out groups to discuss the ToR - validation, additions, edits
      • 18
        Report back and finalisation of ToR
    • 10:30
      Coffee Break
    • LIBSENSE Terms of Reference
      • 19
        Next steps for ToR - local adoption and implementation
      • 20
        Repository hosting - WACREN pilot and discussion
        Speaker: Omo Oaiya (WACREN)
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Pan-African Activities
      • 21
        The Open Science Trend and the Role of University Libraries
        Speaker: Miho Funamori (National Informatics Institute)
        190312OpenScienceTrend_Ghana.pdf
      • 22
        Optimising outreach and (user) engagement: tools and strategies to raise awareness.
        Speaker: Dimple Sokartara (GÉANT)
        LIBSENSE workshop 12 March 2019 Accra DS.pdf
      • 23
        Working together - Break out groups on policy, engagement, community of practice, and communication activities
    • 15:00
      Coffee Break
    • Pan-African Activities
      • 24
        Report back and next steps
      • 25
        Wrap up
        Speaker: Boubakar Barry (WACREN)
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