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From Platform to Practice: Using the EDCH Training Platform to build national and institutional capacity

EIFL-OA news and events - Wed, 23/07/2025 - 18:08

The fifth webinar in the DIAMAS Conversation Series will introduce the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) Training Platform – its structure and the training modules designed to support the growth of the Diamond open access ecosystem. The introduction will be followed by an open discussion on user experiences, needs and ideas about  how the training resources can be adapted to support capacity building at national and institutional levels.

From Platform to Practice: Using the EDCH Training Platform to build national and institutional capacity

EIFL - FOSS news - Wed, 23/07/2025 - 18:08

The fifth webinar in the DIAMAS Conversation Series will introduce the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) Training Platform – its structure and the training modules designed to support the growth of the Diamond open access ecosystem. The introduction will be followed by an open discussion on user experiences, needs and ideas about  how the training resources can be adapted to support capacity building at national and institutional levels.

From Platform to Practice: Using the EDCH Training Platform to build national and institutional capacity

EIFL news and events - Wed, 23/07/2025 - 18:08

The fifth webinar in the DIAMAS Conversation Series will introduce the European Diamond Capacity Hub (EDCH) Training Platform – its structure and the training modules designed to support the growth of the Diamond open access ecosystem. The introduction will be followed by an open discussion on user experiences, needs and ideas about  how the training resources can be adapted to support capacity building at national and institutional levels.

Celebrating Open Access Week 2025

EIFL-OA news and events - Tue, 22/07/2025 - 13:57

EIFL will be celebrating International Open Access Week 2025 with libraries, researchers and students in our partner countries. Open Access Week is an annual, global event established by SPARC to raise awareness about open access and to call for open access to be the norm in scholarship and research.

Celebrating Open Access Week 2025

EIFL - FOSS news - Tue, 22/07/2025 - 13:57

EIFL will be celebrating International Open Access Week 2025 with libraries, researchers and students in our partner countries. Open Access Week is an annual, global event established by SPARC to raise awareness about open access and to call for open access to be the norm in scholarship and research.

Celebrating Open Access Week 2025

EIFL news and events - Tue, 22/07/2025 - 13:57

EIFL will be celebrating International Open Access Week 2025 with libraries, researchers and students in our partner countries. Open Access Week is an annual, global event established by SPARC to raise awareness about open access and to call for open access to be the norm in scholarship and research.

EIFL training for Laos law students

eifl licensing news - Tue, 22/07/2025 - 13:05

EIFL staff member, Jevgenija Sevcova, will train master’s degree students in the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the National University of Laos in the use of  Zotero free and open source reference management software for managing bibliographic data and related research materials.

EIFL training for Laos law students

EIFL-OA news and events - Tue, 22/07/2025 - 13:05

EIFL staff member, Jevgenija Sevcova, will train master’s degree students in the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the National University of Laos in the use of  Zotero free and open source reference management software for managing bibliographic data and related research materials.

EIFL training for Laos law students

EIFL - FOSS news - Tue, 22/07/2025 - 13:05

EIFL staff member, Jevgenija Sevcova, will train master’s degree students in the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the National University of Laos in the use of  Zotero free and open source reference management software for managing bibliographic data and related research materials.

EIFL training for Laos law students

EIFL news and events - Tue, 22/07/2025 - 13:05

EIFL staff member, Jevgenija Sevcova, will train master’s degree students in the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences at the National University of Laos in the use of  Zotero free and open source reference management software for managing bibliographic data and related research materials.

Webinar: Gaming & Gamification

EIFL-OA news and events - Fri, 18/07/2025 - 11:09

Ugnė Lipeikaitė, EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) Impact Manager, will speak at the Gaming & Gamification – Cross-Sector Applications & Impact webinar organized by the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Dynamic Coalition on Gaming for Purpose. Ugne will share how African public libraries use gamification to support digital skills and learning programmes for students.

Webinar: Gaming & Gamification

EIFL - FOSS news - Fri, 18/07/2025 - 11:09

Ugnė Lipeikaitė, EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) Impact Manager, will speak at the Gaming & Gamification – Cross-Sector Applications & Impact webinar organized by the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Dynamic Coalition on Gaming for Purpose. Ugne will share how African public libraries use gamification to support digital skills and learning programmes for students.

Webinar: Gaming & Gamification

EIFL news and events - Fri, 18/07/2025 - 11:09

Ugnė Lipeikaitė, EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) Impact Manager, will speak at the Gaming & Gamification – Cross-Sector Applications & Impact webinar organized by the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Dynamic Coalition on Gaming for Purpose. Ugne will share how African public libraries use gamification to support digital skills and learning programmes for students.

EIFL-PLIP T-break: Telling Our Stories Online: Experience of Building the Malawi Folktales and Folksongs Database

EIFL-OA news and events - Tue, 15/07/2025 - 14:11

Public librarians who have completed training-of-trainers programmes organized by the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) and partners in Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Uganda and Zambia, and participants in the Initiative for Young African Library Innovators (IYALI), are invited to attend this informal online knowledge-sharing event, a 'T-break', where 'T' stands for 'trainers'. The event will focus on the development of local digital cultural content.

EIFL-PLIP T-break: Telling Our Stories Online: Experience of Building the Malawi Folktales and Folksongs Database

EIFL - FOSS news - Tue, 15/07/2025 - 14:11

Public librarians who have completed training-of-trainers programmes organized by the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) and partners in Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Uganda and Zambia, and participants in the Initiative for Young African Library Innovators (IYALI), are invited to attend this informal online knowledge-sharing event, a 'T-break', where 'T' stands for 'trainers'. The event will focus on the development of local digital cultural content.

EIFL-PLIP T-break: Telling Our Stories Online: Experience of Building the Malawi Folktales and Folksongs Database

EIFL news and events - Tue, 15/07/2025 - 14:11

Public librarians who have completed training-of-trainers programmes organized by the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) and partners in Ghana, Kenya, Namibia, Uganda and Zambia, and participants in the Initiative for Young African Library Innovators (IYALI), are invited to attend this informal online knowledge-sharing event, a 'T-break', where 'T' stands for 'trainers'. The event will focus on the development of local digital cultural content.

Information Literacy Mailbag

EIFL-OA news and events - Mon, 14/07/2025 - 13:31

EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme Impact Manager Ugne Lipeikaite will participate in the Information Literacy Mailbag webinar hosted by the American Library Association (ALA).

The hour-long interactive session will bring together six experts in information literacy and knowledge management to respond to questions submitted by scholars, educators, and working librarians.

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