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    Knowledge Management for the South African Architectural Profession, based on a Local Case Study
    (Common Ground, 2008) Johnson, Johanna
    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 architectural knowledge have been established for public use, whilst the developing world generally lacks these repositories. With South Africa being a developing country in a third world, its history of architecture is scarcely documented. Therefore, core knowledge-assets for the profession in this part of the world have been neglected. This paper explores the challenges facing Architecture libraries, professionally and academically, in maintaining service excellence considering the special user needs of architects and planners, in the context of digitisation.
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    Global IPR regimes and challenges in bridging the knowledge gap – African Virtual Library and Information Network.
    (http://www.uneca.org/disd/events/accra//InternetGovernance/Global%20IPR%20regime%20and%20challenges%A0in%A0bridging%A0the.ppt., 2005-01) Ubogu, F N; Nicholson, Denise
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    Copyright: how to use your photocopier & computer lawfully
    (South Africa. Department of Sport, Arts & Culture: Librsary and Archive Services Directorate. Free State Provincial Library and Information Service, 2008) Nicholson, Denise Rosemary
    This article gives practical tips when making reproductions for educational purposes.
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    The African Copyright and Access to Knowledge (ACA2K) Project : a brief overview
    (www.ifla.org, 2009-08-29) Nicholson, Denise Rosemary
    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 Shuttleworth Foundation in South Africa. This project is probing the relationship between national copyright environments and access to knowledge in eight African countries. The paper describes the background and context of the project; why those countries were selected; the conceptual framework within which the project is conducting its research, and the methodology applied. It discusses some preliminary research findings and provides some recommendations of future activities of the ACA2K project.
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    Access to Knowledge Issues in Africa
    (Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt, 2009-11) Nicholson, Denise Rosemary
    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.
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    Document for Commonwealth Countries on Copyright Matters in Education
    (Commonwealth of Learning, 2005-05) Hofman, Julian; Kawooya, Dick; Nicholson, Denise Rosemary; Ntuma, Augustine; Prabhala, Achal; Schad, Robert; Schoenwetter, Tobias; Tladi, Lekopanye; West, Paul
    This document discusses copyright issues and provides guidelines on copyright limitations and exceptions for education in Commonwealth countries.
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    Free Trade Agreements and TRIPS-plus: implications for developing countries in Africa
    (www.ifla.org, 2005-12-05) Nicholson, Denise Rosemary
    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 to meet the very basic requirements of the TRIPS Agreement, yet they are now being pressured by developing countries to adopt even stricter intellectual property regimes through the IP Chatper or "TRIPS-Plus" in Free Trade Agreements. The paper highlights the impact of Free Trade Agreements and TRIPS-Plus on education, libraries, people with sensory-disabilities, public health and development in general.
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    The Impact of Copyright on Access to Public Information in African countries: a perspective from Uganda and South Africa
    (www.ifla.org, 2009-08) Nicholson, Denise Rosemary; Kawooya, Dick
    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.
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    Intellectual Property: benefit or burden for Africa?
    (Sage Publications on behalf of IFLA, 2006) Nicholson, Denise Rosemary
    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. It will show that the majority of these countries are struggling to meet th very basic requirement of internatinonal intellectual proeprty agreements, yet some of them are being pressured by developed countries to adopt even stricter intellectual property regimes through the Intellectual Property Chapter or 'TRIPs-Plus' in Free Trade Agreements. The paper highlights the impact of some of the TRIPS-Plus provisions on education, libraries, and people with sensory-disabilities, as well as public health and development in general.
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    Librarians can make a difference
    (Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), 2008-04) Nicholson, Denise Rosemary
    This article describes how librarians can make a difference in lobbying for change in copyright legislation.