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- Benefits of open access publishing for researchers based in development countries
- ( J. I. Papin–Ramcharan;R.A. Dawe / First Monday (USA) , 2006)
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This paper presents the experience with open access (OA) publishing by researchers in an academic research institution, the University of the West Indies (UWI) in Trinidad and Tobago. It descr...
- How Open Access Archiving can bridge the scientific divide between North and South
- ( L. Chan;B. Kirsop;S. Arunachalam / SciDev.Net – the Science and Development Network , 2005)
- Scientific progress in developing and emerging countries is greatly hampered by their inability to afford essential journals. At the same time, research generated in these regions is 'missing' to the ...
- Barriers to Open Access publishing in the developing world
- ( First Author , 2006)
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Advances in science, medicine, technology and agriculture have the potential to contribute to the reduction of disease and poverty worldwide. Communications and information technology (ICT) ha...
Reviewing the policy context for research publication in South Africa
- ( E. Gray / Local Government and Public Service Reform Initiative , 2007)
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Publishing scholarly output in Africa is hindered by a lack of resources, arising from unwillingness on the part of both government and higher education institutions to fund research publication &n...
- Understanding the requirements for digital scientific information resources for sustainable development in Latin America
- ( D.A. Lange Canhos;V. Perez Canhos;W. Anderson / The Reference Center on Environmental Information (CRIA) , 2007)
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This is the report a workshop looking at strategies for open and permanent access to scientific information in Latin America. The workshop aimed to provide an international and inter...
- How to transforming access to research literature for developing countries
- ( B. Kirsop;L. Chan / University of Toronto Research Repository , 2005)
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The economic development of a country depends heavily on its scientific strength and ability to resolve problems in such areas as public health, infectious disease, environmental management, or ind...
- How to develop an Open Access journal
- ( D.J. Solomon / Developing Open Access Journals , 2008)
- Open Access (OA) journals are becoming an important means of disseminating research and scholarship. While creating a new OA journal need not be difficult, it takes a wealth of specialized knowledge t...
- An introduction to institutional repositories
- ( C.W. Bailey, Jr. / Digital Scholarship , 2008)
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This document is designed to give the reader an introduction to the key aspects of Open Access institutional repositories (IRs).Overviews and recommended readings are provided for in an attem...
A handbook on Open Access
- ( Directorate-General for Research - European Commission , 2008)
- The current digital age has opened up unprecedented opportunities for the dissemination of knowledge. One much debated way of sharing information, and in particular peer-reviewed academic publica...
- Why disseminate research online?
- ( C. Fisher / Global Development Network , 2008)
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What are the benefits of disseminating research online? How would you go about it if you do not have your own website? This toolkit addresses these and other questions, providing broad tips and sug...
