Fytton Rowland, Journal access programmes for developing countries, Serials, July 2005. Only this abstract is free online, at least so far: 'In this UKSG conference session, three papers were given that provided an overview of the various programmes in place designed to assist scholars, researchers and students in developing countries to gain access to the world's scholarly literature, both as readers and as authors. These programmes include PERI (Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information) and AJOL (African Journals Online) from INASP (International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications);the United Nations' HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative) from the WHO (World Health Organization), AGORA (Access to Global Research in Agriculture) from the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) and TEEAL (The Essential Electronic Agricultural Library); eIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) from the OSI (Open Society Institute), part of the Soros Foundation; SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) from BIREME (the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information) and BioLine, as well as initiatives of individual first world universities and publishers.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/15/2005 08:07:00 AM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
