Open Access Week 2014 - Day one

Day one of Open Access Week was a huge success!
The University Librarian (Dr. Stephen Akintunde) took the opening remarks while the Vice Chancellor (Prof Hayward Mafuyai) declared the week open.

Other important dignitaries such as the ICT Director were there.
The following seminar papers were presented during the first session:

•  Overview of Open Access Movement
• Institutional Repository and Self Archiving
• Unijos Library e-resources

The second session witnessed the following seminar presentations:

• Open e-book publishing tools
• Bridging the learning divide through OERs and MOOC
•  Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) Module in the University of Jos KOHA ILS
•  Citation and Referencing Made easy tools

It was indeed a very successful Open Access Day!
We expect to meet with the students the following day (October 21, 2014), we believe it will also be fruitful.

The Library appreciates everybody that came!

Picture Gallery!

The Vice Chancellor leading the participant to recite the National Anthem

The Vice Chancellor declaring the week open

Cross section of participants

Question time!

The University PRO

The Systems Librarian doing what she knows best!

A Presenter showing the link to the IR current location!

Another presenter at her best!

A presenter passionate about her talk!

Another presenter yet at it!

Library staff looking colorful in their Open Access T-shirts

The Systems staff: The brains behind the programme