Exploring South African digital landscapes : perspectives on academic publishing

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Mathiba, Tlou
Du Toit, Ina
Van Zyl, Wicus
Mkhwananzi, Nonsikelelo
Anyang, Ivy Ohene

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Department of Information Science, Publishing

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The Publishing Studies unit in the Department of Information Science hosted an annual one-day conference on South African publishing. The conference aimed to foster knowledge exchange around the challenges, opportunities, and developments in the academic publishing sector in South Africa, specifically in terms of digital landscapes. The conference had a very positive response, was attended by participants from various sectors such as academic/scholarly publishers, libraries and researchers.

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Papers presented at BIS Publishing Conference "Exploring South African Digital Landscapes: Perspectives on Academic Publishing" hosted by the Department of Information Science (Publishing), University of Pretoria on 12 November 2024, Merensky Library Auditorium.

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Academic publishing, Institutional repositories, Scholarly publishers, Open Science, Open Access, Digital textbooks, Student access, Children's literature, South African educational resources

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