Available courses

Openness Course for Librarians [JULY 2024 ]

Course objectives of the AfLIA Openness course for librarians: African academic librarians and researchers….

  1. understand the open spectrum [KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION]
  2. support open initiatives and practices e.g., Find and adapt, evaluate open content, license open materials [SKILLS ACQUISITION]
  3. advocate for openness in their respective institutions e.g., Open access and open data advocacy, open licensing [ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION].

Cours en ligne Wikidata par AfLIA (Cohorte 2, Français)

Le cours en ligne Wikidata de l'AfLIA permettra aux bibliothécaires africains et aux autres professionnels de l'information du secteur des bibliothèques d'apprendre à utiliser Wikidata comme base de données et outil de visualisation pour cartographier la connaissance et pour connecter leurs collections en reliant les métadonnées locales à un réseau de métadonnées globales, rendant ainsi l'information sur les étagères des bibliothèques, des musées et des archives plus ouverte et accessible.

AfLIA Wikidata Online Course (Cohort 2, English)

The AfLIA Wikidata Online Course will lead African librarians and other information professionals within the library sector to learn how to use Wikidata as a database and visualization tool for mapping knowledge and for connecting their collections through linking local metadata with a network of global metadata thereby making the information on library shelves, museums and archives more open and accessible.

Open Data Management Foundational Course

This course is designed to help participants explain the importance of open data management in Africa and open data principles, apply FAIR and CARE Principles in the librarian context, demonstrate best practices of open data principles and management in their roles as a librarians, and to advocate for the adoption and application of open data principles in African institutions.


Openness Course for Librarians - Orientation

Course objectives of the AfLIA Openness course for librarians: African academic librarians and researchers….

  1. understand the open spectrum [KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION]
  2. support open initiatives and practices e.g., Find and adapt, evaluate open content, license open materials [SKILLS ACQUISITION]
  3. advocate for openness in their respective institutions e.g., Open access and open data advocacy, open licensing [ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION].

Openness Course for Librarians - Opening Up

Course objectives of the AfLIA Openness course for librarians: African academic librarians and researchers….

  1. understand the open spectrum [KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION]
  2. support open initiatives and practices e.g., Find and adapt, evaluate open content, license open materials [SKILLS ACQUISITION]
  3. advocate for openness in their respective institutions e.g., Open access and open data advocacy, open licensing [ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION].

Openness Course for Librarians - Copyright and Open Licences

Course objectives of the AfLIA Openness course for librarians: African academic librarians and researchers….

  1. understand the open spectrum [KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION]
  2. support open initiatives and practices e.g., Find and adapt, evaluate open content, license open materials [SKILLS ACQUISITION]
  3. advocate for openness in their respective institutions e.g., Open access and open data advocacy, open licensing [ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION].

Openness Course for Librarians - Open Content and OER

Course objectives of the AfLIA Openness course for librarians: African academic librarians and researchers….

  1. understand the open spectrum [KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION]
  2. support open initiatives and practices e.g., Find and adapt, evaluate open content, license open materials [SKILLS ACQUISITION]
  3. advocate for openness in their respective institutions e.g., Open access and open data advocacy, open licensing [ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION].

Openness Course for Librarians - Open Access Journals

Course objectives of the AfLIA Openness course for librarians: African academic librarians and researchers….

  1. understand the open spectrum [KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION]
  2. support open initiatives and practices e.g., Find and adapt, evaluate open content, license open materials [SKILLS ACQUISITION]
  3. advocate for openness in their respective institutions e.g., Open access and open data advocacy, open licensing [ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION].

Openness Course for Librarians - Open Science and Open Data

Course objectives of the AfLIA Openness course for librarians: African academic librarians and researchers….

  1. understand the open spectrum [KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION]
  2. support open initiatives and practices e.g., Find and adapt, evaluate open content, license open materials [SKILLS ACQUISITION]
  3. advocate for openness in their respective institutions e.g., Open access and open data advocacy, open licensing [ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION].

Openness Course for Librarians - Conclusion

Course objectives of the AfLIA Openness course for librarians: African academic librarians and researchers….

  1. understand the open spectrum [KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION]
  2. support open initiatives and practices e.g., Find and adapt, evaluate open content, license open materials [SKILLS ACQUISITION]
  3. advocate for openness in their respective institutions e.g., Open access and open data advocacy, open licensing [ADVOCACY AND NEGOTIATION].