Librarianship in the South

Where HINARI doesn't go

Suber, Peter and Baker, Gavin | 2002
  • Author(s): Suber, Peter and Baker, Gavin
  • Publisher: Earlham college]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: libraries, publishing, intellectual property, copyright
The HINARI is a commendable endeavor on behalf of the WHO to bring to the carers in developing countries the power of evidence either at no cost or greatly reduced costs. This is in keeping with the global move for Open Access to evidence published in medical journals.

AIMS : open source software for building open access repositories

Subirats Coll, Imma | 2010]
  • Author(s): Subirats Coll, Imma
  • Publisher: E-prints in library and information science (E-LIS)
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information management, information systems, computer software, libraries
Presentation by Imma Subirats Coll, knowledge and information management officer FAO of the United Nations.

Worldreader.org : e-reader trial report : OrphanAid Africa school, Ayenyah, Ghana, March, 2010

Sundermeyer, Mike and Risher, David and McElwee, Colin | 2010
  • Author(s): Sundermeyer, Mike and Risher, David and McElwee, Colin
  • Publisher: Worldreader.org
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: information technology, information sources, telecommunication, ghana
Worldreader conducted the first-\\-ever trial using e-\\-readers in a Sub-\\-Saharan Africa classroom, at the OrphanAid Africa School in Ayenyah, Ghana. This report outlines the preparation, methodology, and results from Phase 1 of the trial, which was completed in March 2010.

Global adoption of electronic theses and dissertations

Swain, Dillip K. | 2010
  • Author(s): Swain, Dillip K.
  • Publisher: University of Nebraska. Lincoln libraries]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: university and college libraries, india
The best way to make use of theses and dissertations is through electronic publication and online access. This paper looks at the status of use and adoption of ETDs in various different parts of the world.

Policy guidelines for the development and promotion of open access

Swan, Alma | cop. 2012
  • Author(s): Swan, Alma
  • Publisher: United nations educational, scientific and cultural organization (UNESCO). Communication and information sector
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: electronic publishing, scholarly publishing, scientific literature
Through Open Access (OA), researchers and students from around the world gain increased access to knowledge, and the potential impact of research is heightened. These policy guidelines are the result of an iterative process undertaken by the UNESCO Secretariat and OA expert Dr. Alma Swan.
 

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