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EDITORS: C ARMSTRONG, J DE BEER, D KAWOOYA, A PRABHALA, T SCHONWETTER
EGYPT
SENEGAL
GHANA
MOZAMBIQUE
SOUTH
AFRICA
C Armstrong, J de Beer, D Kawooya,
EDITORS: C ARMSTRONG, J DE BEER, D KAWOOYA,
A Prabhala & T Schonwetter (Editors)
A PRABHALA, T SCHONWETTER
ISBN:
978 1 91989 545 1
The emergence of the Internet and the digital world has changed the way
Extent: people access, produce and share information and knowledge. Yet people
353 pages in Africa face challenges in accessing scholarly publications, journals
Format: and learning materials in general. At the heart of these challenges, and
Soft cover solutions to them, is copyright, the branch of intellectual property rights
that covers written and related works. This book gives the reader an
Rights:
World rights understanding of the legal and practical constraints posed by copyright
for access to learning materials in Africa, and identifies the relevant
AvailabLE: lessons, best policies and best practices that would broaden and deepen
July 2010
this access. The book is based on the work of the African Copyright and
EXPORT Price: Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) research network, launched in late 2007 as
$51.69 a network of researchers committed to probing the relationship between
copyright and learning materials access in eight African countries:
Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa and
Uganda.
Publisher: Sandy Shepherd
Email: sshepherd@juta.co.za Recommended for
Tel No: 021 659 2581
Educators, policymakers, publishers, scholars and all people who wish
For review copies contact: to understand some of the key factors at play in knowledge/learning
Natasha Talliard materials access in Africa today.
Email: ntalliard@juta.co.za
Tel No: 021 659 2336
Authors are invited to submit manuscripts for consideration by the UCT Press Editorial Board.
Please visit the website at www.uctpress.co.za for details of submission guidelines.
www.uctpress.co.za www.jutaonline.co.za
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