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Odia Wikisource to Hold 1st Anniversary: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 04, 2015 — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:09 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Odia Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge
Odia Wikisource, a sister project of Odia Wikipedia and a free online Odia-language library will celebrate its first anniversary at the Indian Institute of Management of Agricultural Extension (IMAGE), Siripur here on Monday.
Located in Openness / News & Media
ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଉଇକିପାଠାଗାରର ଆବଶ୍ୟକତା (Need for an Odia-language Wikisource): by Subhashish Panigrahi — published Oct 27, 2015 — last modified Dec 15, 2015 08:21 AM — filed under: CIS-A2K, Odia Wikisource, Access to Knowledge
This post is about the Odia library movement and the conventional archival, touch-bases on the problems with dissemination of knowledge with more public domain books that are entering into the "rare and perishing" category, a comparative study of the conventional and new medium--like Wikisource--for book archival. It sheds light on how Wikisource functions as a collaborative platform in engaging with readers for digitizing books that are yet to be digitized.
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Access to Knowledge: by Anirudh Sridhar — published Jan 31, 2014 — last modified May 22, 2014 04:48 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
Unit 4 of Module 2 discusses the right to access knowledge, patents and copyright. There is also a case study of Oxbridge Textbooks.
Located in Telecom / Knowledge Repository on Internet Access
Access to Knowledge Bulletin — December 2013: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 31, 2013 — last modified Feb 25, 2014 10:31 AM — filed under: Openness, Wikipedia, Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia
The Access to Knowledge (Wikipedia) newsletter for the month of December 2013:
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January 2014 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Jan 30, 2014 — last modified Apr 07, 2014 07:09 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Digital Humanities, Openness
The Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) welcomes you to the first issue of its newsletter (January) for the year 2014:
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Knowledge Sharing through GLAM at Bangalore: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 18, 2013 — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Workshop, Openness, Event
A seminar for GLAM institutions (GLAM stands for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) will be held in Bangalore on February 25, 2013, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The program is supported by Wikimedia, Creative Commons and the Centre for Internet & Society.
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August 2012 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 07, 2012 — last modified Sep 11, 2012 02:53 PM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW, Openness
Welcome to the newsletter issue of August 2012 from the Centre for Internet & Society (CIS). The present issue features an analysis of the latest list of sites blocked by the Indian government from August 18, 2012 to August 21, 2012, the India Report for Consumers International IP Watchlist 2012, and press coverage related to the recent North East exodus.
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You Too Can Write on Wikipedia! — Training workshop: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 04, 2013 — last modified Dec 06, 2013 07:55 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Wikimedia, Wikipedia, Openness, Event
The Centre for Internet and Society's Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) team in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation and National Institute of Tourims and Hospitality Management is organizing a two-days training workshop (December 5-6, 2013) in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.
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3rd Global Congress on IP and the Public Interest & Open A.I.R. Conference on Innovation and IP in Africa: by Prasad Krishna — published Dec 09, 2013 — last modified Jan 05, 2014 02:52 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge
From 9 to 13 December 2013, delegates from national and international governmental governmental entities, the private sector, civil society, and academia gathered for five days of interconnected events in Cape Town.
Located in News & Media
November 2013 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Nov 30, 2013 — last modified Jan 04, 2014 04:38 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, Digital Humanities, Openness
Our newsletter for the month of November 2013 can be accessed below.
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