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13 October 2021
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Story Dr Nitha Ramnath
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The Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State (UFS), Prof Francis Petersen, has the pleasure of inviting you to the 2020/21 virtual presentation of Recognition of Service Awards and recognition of staff members retiring from service in 2020 and 2021. Join us in celebrating the milestones of our dedicated staff.
RSVP: Please confirm your attendance with Alicia Pienaar at pienaaran1@ufs.ac.za by 22 October 2021, after which the link will be shared.
KovsieScholar to accelerate pace of scholarship and research
2015-09-02
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The University of the Free State signed the Berlin Declaration in 2011. Signatories of this declaration support knowledge dissemination within the open access paradigm. It calls for research output to be made available widely on the Internet, with permissions necessary for users to use and re-use research results in a way that accelerates the pace of scholarship and research.
On 24 August 2015, during Research Week, the Sasol Library launched KovsieScholar, the UFS’s new research repository that collects, preserves, and distributes open access digital material. KovsieScholar is an important tool for preserving our university’s legacy, facilitating digital preservation, and scholarly communication. KovsieScholar will increase the university’s global visibility as well as the impact and profiles of its researchers, and contribute to the preservation and sharing of knowledge.
The UFS has committed itself to supporting the principles of open access by encouraging its researchers to publish in open access journals, and by depositing peer-reviewed research papers in open access repositories.
For more information, contact the open access team at the Library: openaccess@ufs.ac.za