Academic Librarian - Always on a quest .... digital humanities, wikipedia....family history ..... Opinions my own
Cape Town, South Africa
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Ingrid Thomson retweeted
🌍📚 Dive into the vibrant world of African literature! Join #WikiLovesAfroLiterature and celebrate the stories that shape our continent.Follow this link on more info on how to participate: meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki…
#AfricanLit #ReadLocal #Culture #wikimediaza🚀
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
Join the SWiP TTT 2025 Workshop, a collaborative initiative by SADiLaR-Wikipedia-PanSALB (SWiP). We invite language enthusiasts, educators & community leaders to become digital content ambassadors for SA's official languages on Wikipedia.
Apply here: bit.ly/4hiQRxy
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
"Open access improves the dissemination of science: Insights from @Wikipedia"
Key result: Wikipedia increasingly relies on OA articles. Relatedly, OA articles have a higher likelihood of being cited in Wikipedia. The effect is particularly strong for highly cited or newly published articles.
@cervisiarius @WikiResearch #OA #OpenAccess #OpenScience
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Ingrid Thomson retweeted
AfLIA is teaming up with African libraries and the Wikimedia community to explore sustainable ways to combine library services with Wikimedia projects. Join us as we write the next chapter! (1/2) #IWIPALEproject #AfricanLibraries #OpenKnowledge
web.aflia.net/empowering-afr…
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
🚨 ICYMI: SECTION27, representing @BlindSA_NGO, has filed an urgent application at the Constitutional Court against President Cyril Ramaphosa (@PresidencyZA) for not signing the Copyright Amendment Bill (CAB). This action follows a two-year wait after the Court's ruling on the Copyright Act's infringement on the rights of blind and visually impaired individuals.
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
Fair use, enjoyed by at least a dozen countries, is not 'piracy glorified'. In fact it has 4 criteria that determine what can or cannot be copied. Those countries can use our material under fair use, but we can't do similar acts using SA or their copyright works.That is not fair!
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
Day 21 of 21 | Dear President @CyrilRamaphosa, today is the last day for you to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill as ordered by the court. Sign the bill today!
#EndtheBookFamine
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
Day 19 of 21 | President @CyrilRamaphosa, the clock is ticking! Sign the Copyright Amendment Bill NOW!
Send a tweet to @CyrilRamaphosa to urge him to sign the Bill.
#EndTheBookFamine
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
President Ramaphosa, you have 3 days left to sign the Copyright Bill to enable blind & visually impaired people to enjoy their constitutional rights of access to information, education, work, and equal opportunities. @CyrilRamaphosa @PresidencyZA @MYANC
youtube.com/watch?v=-r3MlbLa…
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
@CyrilRamaphosa @PresidencyZA @myANC @Blindsa @Section27
The clock is ticking. 6 1/2 months is more than enough time for you to consider the Bill and to act in terms of Section 79(4) of the Constitution. There are 3 more days to act on the ConCourt's ruling. #SignTheBill
RT @SECTION27news: Day 17 of 21 | President @CyrilRamaphosa, the right to read means nothing if there is nothing for persons who are blind…
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
We urge President @CyrilRamaphosa to sign the Copyright Amendment Bill to #EndTheBookFamine.
Help us and tag the President daily, to urge him to sign the Bill that will help realise the rights of persons who are blind or visually impaired.
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
4 days to go to meet the Concourt's deadline. #SignTheBill
@CyrilRamaphosa @PresidencyZA 6 days to go! Stop delaying the matter. The Copyright Amendment Bill is more urgent than ever. #SignTheBill
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
Day 11 of 21 | President @CyrilRamaphosa, people who are blind and visually impaired cannot wait any longer to access books and reading material. Sign the Copyright Amendment Bill before the 21 September 2024 deadline as ordered by the Constitutional Court. Help us tag @CyrilRamaphosa urging him to sign! #EndtheBookFamine
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
@CyrilRamaphosa @PresidencyZA
Here are some expert opinions on the constitutionality of the Copyright Amendment Bill. #SignTheBill
See: 1.perjournal.co.za/article/vie…,
2.scholarlyhorizons.co.za/wp-c…
3.libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyrig…
4.scholarlyhorizons.co.za/digi…
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
Day 10 of 21 | President @CyrilRamaphosa, sign the Copyright Amendment Bill as ordered by the Constitutional Court. You have 12 days until the deadline. Be a government that cares for all people, do what is right
Help us tag @CyrilRamaphosa urging him to sign!
#EndtheBookFamine
Ingrid Thomson retweeted
Day 8 of 21 | President @CyrilRamaphosa, protect the rights of the blind and visually impaired. Sign the Copyright Amendment Bill into law.
Tweet @CyrilRamaphosa to urge him to sign the Bill.
#EndTheBookFamine
