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Denise Rosemary Nicholson

Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of the Witwatersrand

Master of Laws (LLM) – University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg - 2012
Bachelor of Arts Degree - University of South Africa -1978
Higher Diploma in Library and Information Science – University of South Africa – 1983
2 WIPO/UNISA Copyright modules – “Essential Copyright Law” - 2005 (with distinction) and
“Internet Aspects of Copyright and Trademarks” - 2006 (with distinction)
Honours Exemption from UNISA's Dept. of Information Science - 2009.

I have 32 years' professional librarianship at University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in a number of posts. I have been involved in copyright, Open Access and scholarly communication issues since November 1996 and have become a world recognised expert in these fields.

Experience

  • –present
    Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of the Witwatersrand

Education

  • 2012 
    University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, Master of Laws (LLM)