• Knowledge Management for the South African Architectural Profession, based on a Local Case Study 

  Johnson, Johanna (Common Ground, 2008)

  Traditionally, architectural archives serve as a repository of knowledge which supports architects in developing a frame of reference. They also have the function of preservation. In the developed world, these archives of ...
• Open Access: Wits Research - Stepping onto the Global Stage 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (2010-11-05)
• Global IPR regimes and challenges in bridging the knowledge gap – African Virtual Library and Information Network. 

  Ubogu, F N; Nicholson, Denise (http://www.uneca.org/disd/events/accra//InternetGovernance/Global%20IPR%20regime%20and%20challenges%A0in%A0bridging%A0the.ppt., 2005-01)
• Copyright: how to use your photocopier & computer lawfully 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (South Africa. Department of Sport, Arts & Culture: Librsary and Archive Services Directorate. Free State Provincial Library and Information Service, 2008)

  This article gives practical tips when making reproductions for educational purposes.
• The practical side of copyright - applications and administration 

  Nicholson, Denise; de Bruin, Kotie (South Africa. Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology: Subdirectorate of Meta-Information, 1999-11)

  This article discusses copyright licensing and their different applications
• Report on the revision of the regulations of the Copyright Act, 1978 

  Nicholson, Denise (South Africa. Department of Arts, Culture, Science and Technology: Subdirectorate of Meta-Information, 1999-02)

  Article discusses the attempt to revise the SA Copyright Act No. 98 of 1978 in 1998.
• The African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) Project : a brief overview 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (www.ifla.org, 2009-08-29)

  This paper provides a brief overview of the African Copyright & Access to Knowledge Project (ACA2K) which was established in 2007 and which is funded by the International Development Centre (IDRC) in Canada and the ...
• Access to Knowledge Issues in Africa 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, 2009-11)

  This chapter discusses various access to knowledge initiatives in Africa, which the author has been involved in and/or has been associated with in Africa.
• Document for Commonwealth Countries on Copyright Matters in Education 

  Hofman, Julian; Kawooya, Dick; Nicholson, Denise Rosemary; Ntuma, Augustine; Prabhala, Achal; Schad, Robert; Schoenwetter, Tobias; Tladi, Lekopanye; West, Paul (Commonwealth of Learning, 2005-05)

  This document discusses copyright issues and provides guidelines on copyright limitations and exceptions for education in Commonwealth countries.
• Free Trade Agreements and TRIPS-plus: implications for developing countries in Africa 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (www.ifla.org, 2005-12-05)

  This paper will focus mainly on issues affecting access to knowledge in African countries and implications of international intellectual property agreements. It will show that the majority of these countries are struggling ...
• The Impact of Copyright on Access to Public Information in African countries: a perspective from Uganda and South Africa 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary; Kawooya, Dick (www.ifla.org, 2009-08)

  The paper describes various laws and regulations that affect access to public information in two African countries, Uganda and South Africa. It offers some recommendations on how to remedy the situation in both countries.
• Intellectual Property: benefit or burden for Africa? 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (Sage Publications on behalf of IFLA, 2006)

  This paper highlights some of the issues affecting access to knowledge in South Africa and other Afrian countries, as well as the implications of international intellectual property agreements, focusing mainly on copyright. ...
• Librarians can make a difference 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), 2008-04)

  This article describes how librarians can make a difference in lobbying for change in copyright legislation.
• IFLA Quebec 2008 - Copyright and related matters 

  Nicholson, Denise R (Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), 2008-12)

  This article is a report on the author's attendance and experiences at the IFLA Conference in Quebec in 2008
• Burning issue: How does copyright affect you as librarians, researchers, teachers? 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), 2008-07)

  This article defines copyright and provides guidelines to librarians, researchers and teachers on how to apply the Copyright law to reproduction for educational and non-commercial purposes
• The 'Information-Starved' - Is there any hope of reaching the 'Information Super Highway'? 

  Nicholson, Denise (Sage Publications on behalf of IFLA, 2002)

  The right to access to information and ideas is vital for any society, yet for most developing countries in the sub-Saharan region of Africa, this is unattainable. This paper describes problems of access to information and ...
• Digital Rights Management and Access to Information: a developing country’s perspective 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (Volume 19, Issue 1, March 2009, 2009-03)

  Digital rights management systems (DRMs) together with technological protection measures (TPMs) have become a controversial topic of discussion around copyrighted works, particularly since the controversial Sony BMG case. ...
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)'s General Assembly in Geneva 

  Nicholson, Denise (Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), 2006-12)

  The author was the first librarian from a developing country to attend and make a statement at a WIPO General Assembly. This article is a report on her attendance and experiences at the WIPO General Assembly in Geneva in 2006.
• Public lending right: prospects in South Africa's public libraries? 

  Masango, Charles A; Denise Nicholson (SA Jnl Libs & Info Sci 2008, 74(1), 2008)

  This paper examines the origin of the Public Lending Right and the UK Public Lending Right Act 1979. It analyses whether the public lending right (PLR) that exists in some European countries, Canada and Australia may form ...
• What has copyright got to do with newspapers? - A South African perspective 

  Nicholson, Denise Rosemary (Department of Cultural Affairs & Sport, Provincial Government of the Western Cape, 2005-03)

  Copyright has various practical implications and complications for newspaper publishers, as well as for consumers and collectors of newspapers. This paper discusses some of these issues from a South African perspective

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