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EIFL HIGHLIGHTS 2016
Rima Kupryte19th November, 2016General Assembly in Chisinau, Moldova
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EIFL General Assembly Chisinau, Moldova 19 November 2016
OUR VISION IS A WORLD IN WHICH ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE THEY NEED TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.
• Government of Kenya equipped the remaining 46 public libraries with PCs and the internet (1,5 million euro)
• All 61 public libraries provide public access to computers and the internet at no cost
• Result of 5 years of EIFL PLIP - Kenya National Library Services partnership in advocacy, training of librarians, and launching of new services for the community by awarding small project grants
Public access to computers and the Internet in Kenya
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation awarded additional 2.7 million USD to enable the
Major donor believes in us!
EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme to extend its capacity building initiative to more countries in Africa
• Consortium of Myanmar Academic Libraries is formed
• Two major universities launched OA repositories
• We will be signing an MoU with the Ministry of HE to extend the eLibraryMyanmar project to more universities.
Transforming HE in Myanmar
Marrakesh Treaty enters into force!
• 30.9.2016: Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities entered into force
• People with print disabilities are no longer denied access to books in alternative formats due to copyright restrictions – in countries that are party to the treaty
• EIFL was involved at each stage
Marrakesh Treaty enters into force!
• Botswana joined the treaty in Oct 2016
• Progress in Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Belarus, Moldova, Lithuania, Senegal, Lesotho
• Thanks to everyone for your support!
• The Research Council of Lithuania
• Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia)
• Shota RustaveliNational Science Foundation (Georgia)
Funders adopt OA Policies
Opening up local content
• 14 new OA policies adopted. 6 Universities in Moldova!
• 50+ new OA repositories launched
• SPIDER gave a new grant for OA work in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
Statistics from Licensing Programme
• Saved approx. $204M in subscription fees
• 5+ million full text articles downloaded
• 98% average discount on list price
