Browsing by Author "Shaikh, Shihaam"

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    365 days of openness: The emergence of OER at the University of Cape Town
    (Athabasca University Press, 2013) Hodgkinson-Williams, Cheryl; Paskevicius, Michael; Cox, Glenda; Shaikh, Shihaam; Czerniewicz, Laura; Lee-Pan, Samantha; McGreal, R; Kinuthia, W; Marshall, S; McNamara, T
    Historically, resources such as books, journals, newspapers, audio and video recordings have been fairly well curated in university libraries. However, the same cannot be said for teaching and learning materials, unless they have been included in a textbook or study guide. With the growth in digital media, libraries have been extending their curation of scholarly resources to include electronic journals, digital books and reference guides, broadening access to these beyond the physical walls of the library. While the growth in digital technology has prompted academics to create their own customised and contextually specific digital media for use in their teaching in the form of PowerPoint presentations, manuals, handbooks, guides, media resources and websites, these resources are most often stored on personal hard drives, on departmental servers or within password-protected institutional learning management systems. Access to these digital materials is usually limited to registered students undertaking specific courses within specific institutions and usually only disseminated by individual academics or departments.
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    Academics and Copyright Issues: An Opinion
    (2011-10) Shaikh, Shihaam
    Through open licenses the box is opened and your materials are disseminated – for both the copyright holder and copyright user this system is a benefit. Many have written about the benefits of openness and has provided evidence of these benefits. Open licensing might not be the solution in every case but I want to raise your awareness that full copyright is not always the end of it all. There are alternatives to managing copyright and alternatives to using copyrighted images, audio and video. People need to be aware of the copyright exceptions that currently exist and make use of it. Criticism, review, reporting of current events, quotations – these are all copyright exceptions but you need to remember to provide the proper acknowledgements. By being aware of the limitations and exceptions of the law, you can be able to make better decisions and judgements about how you deal with copyright issues as an academic.
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    The CRC Report 2011: DALRO licensing agreements
    (2012-09) Shaikh, Shihaam
    After the release of the Copyright Review Commission Report a few days ago various articles have spoken of the recommendations made by the commission particularly the call to amend the Copyright Act to include provisions that take into account various technological advancements. I fully support this as I have shown elsewhere on this site the contrasts between the technological developments and legislative developments in copyright law in South Africa. On skimming over the paper, one aspect of the report which immediately stood out for me was the section on the DALRO (The Dramatic, Artistic and Literary Rights Organisation) licensing agreements with tertiary institutions, especially the assumptions made by DALRO as to the content of the rights publishers have over specific works.
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    Creative Commons Practical Workshop
    (2012-10) Shaikh, Shihaam
    The Creative Commons licensing system allows for a more flexible management of the exclusive rights offered by copyright law, giving the creators the ability to choose the kinds of protections and freedoms that will govern the use of their work. This presentation covers: What is Creative Commons Key facts about copyright in South Africa Types of CC Licenses Works available under CC licenses Searching for CC materials Tips, tools and practical skills when using CC licenses Compatibility of these licenses.
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    Finding Open Stuff - 2013 update
    (2013-06) Shaikh, Shihaam
    This presentation is a showcase of sites where you can find open images, open audio and video, open text, open source software, open courseware. Open everything. Notes and comments on each site can be found in the slide notes of the presentation.
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    Intellectual Property Rights Database for Journals
    (2013-07) Shaikh, Shihaam
    In November 2012 as part of foundational work for the OpenUCT initiative's pilot with the African Climate & Development Initiative (ACDI), one of my tasks was to assess the legal status of content that was to be shared. A large component of that content was journal articles and in my assessment of the journals I made use of Sherpa Romeo's website. The Sherpa Romeo website provides publisher information and advises as to the use and reuse of article versions.
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    Internet Videos & Copyright Implications for Educators
    (2011-08) Shaikh, Shihaam
    In many instances academics use particular videos that have been downloaded from the internet in their teaching and learning materials without considering the copyright implications. While one may argue a fair dealing defense when these videos are used in the classroom for illustration purposes, criticism or review – however under certain circumstances, the defense will fail if the academic has uploaded that presentation or similar teaching materials, containing those videos, to the web. It is important to be aware of the terms and conditions attached to usage of video hosting sites to ensure you acting within the boundaries of the law. I have looked at 5 popular video hosting websites' terms of use and will highlight the most important aspects I think people should be aware of not just for the copyright related implications but also for privacy related reasons.
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    Open Access Week 2012: OpenUCT's events – a recap
    (2012-10) Goodier, Sarah; Shaikh, Shihaam; Czerniewicz, Laura
    Last Friday, 26 October, marked the end of Open Access Week 2012. This international event, which turned six this year, aims to inform researchers, academics and students about open access and inspire them to share not only this knowledge but also their research outputs. OpenUCT ran several successful events last week, (22 to 26 October) exploring open access and closely tied topics. For those of you who couldn't join us, here's a brief recap of what went on.
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    Open Education - A Local Issue
    (2012-06) Chetty, Rulisha; Cox, Glenda; Czerniewicz, Laura; Goodier, Sarah; Shaikh, Shihaam; Stent, Stacey; Lungelo Bambiso; Mbulungeni Madiba; Vanessa Perrott; Phendu Tyiwa
    This video shows how open education matters by providing a local perspective on a global issue through three authentic disciplinary examples of multilingual resources at the University of Cape Town. (Please note: Music (used with permission) by Kyle Shepherd, South African Jazz Pianist & Composer "Tshawe" & "Langarm" from the CD: South African History !X by Kyle Shepherd Published by Dr. Doctor Music [admin Sheer Publishing]. ℗2012 South Africa © fineART Music, under exclusive license to Sheer Sound.)
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    Open Educational Resources at the University of Cape Town: introducing copyright and Creative Commons
    (2014-11-04) King, Thomas
    On 13 March 2014, OpenUCT and the Centre for Innovation in Learning and Teaching (CILT) held a workshop day with UCT Libraries on open educational resources (OERs) at UCT. Thomas King's presentation covered open educational resources and open licensing.
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    Open Licensing Landscape - what every librarian needs to know
    (2013-06) Shaikh, Shihaam
    This is a presentation aimed at librarians to provide a brief overview of the open licensing landscape in South Africa. It covers open licensing in relation to teaching, research and data.
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    OpenUCT Reflections on 2012
    (2012-12) Shaikh, Shihaam
    The year 2012 marks the first full year of activity for the OpenUCT Initiative and it's been an amazing but challenging year for all of us, and I thought it would be fitting to review the year in terms of our areas of activity and touch upon our successes and growth over this past year and our expectations for the future.
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    Principle of Fair Dealing in Education
    (2011-06) Shaikh, Shihaam
    Educators are allowed to use copyrighted materials in the classroom for illustrative purposes but are limited in that they cannot share these materials in an online space. Fair dealing only governs use in the classroom and sharing copyrighted materials online may well be infringing copyright and fair dealing as a defence is likely to fail. What constitutes fair dealing (known as fair use in USA) differs from country to country and from case to case and therefore is unclear. In South Africa, fair dealing is not well defined and there currently exists no case law that I am aware of that addresses the definition or guidelines for fair dealing.
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    Reprographic Reproduction Rights Licensing
    (2011-06) Shaikh, Shihaam
    The right to reproduce materials fall within the set of exclusive rights held by a copyright holder. In order for an educational institution to make copies of copyrighted materials they need permission from the copyright holder to reproduce the required materials. In South Africa, the Dramatic, Artistic, and Literary Rights Organisation (DALRO) has been given a mandate by many authors and publishers to issue licenses on their behalf for reprographic reproduction of their work. DALRO issues both blanket licenses and transactional licenses, with the former being the recommended license for educational institutions.
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    SOPA and its effects in SA and on open education
    (2012-02) Shaikh, Shihaam
    The seeds for this post came almost 3 weeks ago when a friend of mine commented that SOPA is not a big deal in South Africa because its outside of US jurisdiction so we had nothing to be bothered about – I disagreed (and started making notes for a future blogpost). And about a week ago a colleague of mine asked what the effects of SOPA would be in South Africa and on open education particularly. Given the comments, I decided to analyse the SOPA bill and look at its potential impact focusing on open education.
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    Understanding Open Licensing: Day Four - Finding Openness
    (2013-02) Shaikh, Shihaam
    Open access publishing is rapidly growing in popularity, while materials for re-use in education and training are increasingly being sourced free from the web. This workshop will equip participants to use open licensing with confidence when they make knowledge available on the Internet, and to understand the key issues for reusing open licensed materials published by others. It will provide a simple "how-to" guide to the Creative Commons licensing framework, the international standard which sets out allowable uses of knowledge published free on the web. Participants will learn how to publish using open licences, what to consider when re-using open licensed materials, and how to advise other knowledge producers.This workshop was hosted by the Mobilising Knowledge for Development Programme (The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) UK).
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    Understanding Open Licensing: Day One - The Open Landscape
    (2013-02) Shaikh, Shihaam
    Open access publishing is rapidly growing in popularity, while materials for re-use in education and training are increasingly being sourced free from the web. This workshop will equip participants to use open licensing with confidence when they make knowledge available on the Internet, and to understand the key issues for reusing open licensed materials published by others. It will provide a simple "how-to" guide to the Creative Commons licensing framework, the international standard which sets out allowable uses of knowledge published free on the web. Participants will learn how to publish using open licences, what to consider when re-using open licensed materials, and how to advise other knowledge producers.This workshop was hosted by the Mobilising Knowledge for Development Programme (The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) UK).
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    Understanding Open Licensing: Day Three - Progressing Towards Openness
    (2014-11-04) Shaikh, Shihaam
    Open access publishing is rapidly growing in popularity, while materials for re-use in education and training are increasingly being sourced free from the web. This workshop will equip participants to use open licensing with confidence when they make knowledge available on the Internet, and to understand the key issues for reusing open licensed materials published by others. It will provide a simple “how-to” guide to the Creative Commons licensing framework, the international standard which sets out allowable uses of knowledge published free on the web. Participants will learn how to publish using open licences, what to consider when re-using open licensed materials, and how to advise other knowledge producers.This workshop was hosted by the Mobilising Knowledge for Development Programme (The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) UK).
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    Understanding Open Licensing: Day Two - Introducing Creative Commons
    (2013-02) Shaikh, Shihaam
    Open access publishing is rapidly growing in popularity, while materials for re-use in education and training are increasingly being sourced free from the web. This workshop will equip participants to use open licensing with confidence when they make knowledge available on the Internet, and to understand the key issues for reusing open licensed materials published by others. It will provide a simple "how-to" guide to the Creative Commons licensing framework, the international standard which sets out allowable uses of knowledge published free on the web. Participants will learn how to publish using open licences, what to consider when re-using open licensed materials, and how to advise other knowledge producers.This workshop was hosted by the Mobilising Knowledge for Development Programme (The Institute of Development Studies (IDS) UK).
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    Why SA should care about the Research Works Act
    (2012-02) Shaikh, Shihaam
    What is the Research Works Act? In just 3 pages the Research Works bill seeks to prohibit open access mandates for federally funded research in the USA thus reverting the open access policy of the National Institute of Health (NIH) in the USA. It was introduced by Darrell Issa on 23 December 2011 and has caused major battles between the academic and publishing industries. The bill has the support of Elsevier, Association of American Publishers and the Copyright Alliance.