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EIFL in Ethiopia

EIFL has been working in Ethiopia since 2008. We supported the creation of the Consortium of Ethiopian Academic and Research Libraries (CEARL), and through this partnership, libraries in Ethiopia are providing access to a wide range of scholarly e-resources. EIFL agreements with publishers also allow authors in Ethiopia to publish in open access in hybrid or fully open access journals at waived or discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs).

EIFL supported the launch of the open access publishing platform, Ethiopian Journals Online, and advocated for setting up open access repositories and introducing open access policies at universities and research organizations. We provided a support service to librarians to raise awareness of library copyright issues, and to assist with copyright questions.

EIFL has also engaged with public libraries in Ethiopia, resulting in innovative pilot projects that are helping libraries meet the information needs of their communities.

Library Consortium Information

Consortium:

Consortium of Ethiopian Academic and Research Libraries (CEARL)

Type of members:

Universities, Colleges and Research Institutions

Members:

EIFL-Licensed resources:

View the complete list of e-resources, technology products and Article Processing Charges that have been negotiated for members of CEARL. See the full list of all the journals that EIFL has negotiated terms for open access publishing for researchers in Ethiopia. For more information please contact the Licensing Coordinator in Ethiopia.

Media

Ethiopian universities welcome national OA policy

EIFL guest blog by Dr Solomon Mekonnen Tekle features in this article about Ethiopia’s new national open access policy

Intellectual Property Watch: ‘Zimbabwe Plans Open Access Policy, Part Of Efforts Across Africa’

Feature about EIFL-supported OA projects in Zimbabwe and other countries in Africa

Soul Beat Africa: Libraries for Development in Africa

Five EIFL-PLIP grantees feature in this issue of Soul Beat Africa, which focuses on the role of public libraries in development.

FACTS

1

EIFL started working in Ethiopia in 2008.

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EIFL works with 64 institutions in Ethiopia through the library consortium.

3

Ethiopia was one of six countries included in a unique study into perceptions of public libraries in Africa, commissioned by EIFL in 2011.

MEET OUR COORDINATORS

Country Coordinator

Open Access Coordinator

Ato Yoseph Bizuneh

Copyright Coordinator

Bedassa Motuma Beyene

Licensing Coordinator

EIFL IN ACTION

Capacity building of public librarians in Africa

EIFL training to inspire creation of new (...)

Multiple

Public Library Innovation Programme

Photo of Aklilu Dessalegn (Managing Editor, The Ethiopian Journal of Business and Economics, EJOL) and Solomon Mekonnen (EJOL, AAUL and EIFL-OA country coordinator).

Open access in Ethiopia

EIFL helps launch a national open access (...)

Open Access Programme

Open Climate Campaign

EIFL, Creative Commons and SPARC partner (...)

Open Access Programme

NEWS

EIFL renews agreement with The Company of Biologists

EIFL has signed an agreement with The Company of Biologists to (...)

EIFL and Éclat Engineering renew agreement

Through the agreement, libraries and consortia in 36 EIFL partner (...)

EIFL and Royal Society Publishing renew agreement

EIFL has renewed the agreement with Royal Society Publishing for a (...)

BLOG

Celebrating 10 years of the Marrakesh Treaty

On 27 June 2013, member states of the World Intellectual Property (...)

Open science train-the-trainer tips

EIFL bootcamp instructors Jonathan England, Iryna Kuchma, Irena (...)

Falling short: the status of RROs in Africa

A new report (2022) examining the status of reproduction rights (...)

EVENTS

Engaging meaningfully in WIPO: IFLA webinar

EIFL will present at an IFLA webinar for librarians in Sub-Saharan (...)

OA and RDM training at Arsi University

PhD students and librarians at Arsi University in Ethiopia will (...)

OA and RDM training at Arba Minch University

PhD students and librarians at Arba Minch University (AMU) in (...)