Diamond Open Access publishing in Africa
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Speakers' Profile:
Iryna Kuchma, EIFL Open Access Programme Manager
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2064-3439
Iryna Kuchma has been managing the EIFL Open Access Programme (EIFL-OA) since 2008. Working in collaboration with libraries and library consortia in more than 60 countries in Africa, Asia and Europe, she advocates for open access to research results, facilitates the development and implementation of open science policies and infrastructures, and provides support and training. Iryna sits on the boards of Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), the Global Sustainability Coalition for Open Science Services (SCOSS) and the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD). She is an Associate Editor for the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and a member of the DOAJ Council. In 2013, Iryna received the Electronic Publishing Trust (EPT) for Development Annual Award, in recognition of her ‘efforts in the furtherance of open access to scholarly publications in the developing and emerging countries’.
Blessing Chiparausha, University Librarian, Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-0583-6945
Blessing Chiparausha is University Librarian at Bindura University of Science Education, Zimbabwe. He holds a PhD in Information Science from the University of South Africa. He has published refereed journal articles, book chapters and conference papers on the use of information and communication technologies in academic libraries especially the use of social media, free and open-source software, and related digital applications.
Milica Ševkušić, Project Coordinator for the EIFL Open Access Programme
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-2888-6611
Milica Ševkušić is a Project Coordinator for the EIFL Open Access Programme and a librarian at the Institute of Technical Sciences of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. In the capacity of the EIFL-Open Access Programme Country Coordinator she has been supporting Open Access journals in Serbia since 2014. Her professional interests focus on Open Science, library services aimed at supporting research activities, training in academic services and tools, support to Open Access journals, information literacy and research ethics.
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