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29 Overview of Initiatives in the Developing World
29 Overview of Initiatives in the Developing World
Pages 122-126
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The invisibility to which mainstream publishing condemns most third world research thwarts the efforts of poor countries to strengthen their indigenous science journals, and with them the quality of research, in regions that most need them.1 The knowledge gap, or digital divide, runs in three directions: South to North, North to South, and South to South. In the South-to-North divide it is well documented that there are limited local resources in developing countries, limited information communication technology (ICT)
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HINARI provides access to more than 2,000 scientific publications on public health to institutes within 113 eligible countries. The Ptolemy Project enables surgeons in several Africa countries access to one of the world's largest libraries of surgery journals by designating medical researchers and clinicians in these countries as research affiliates of the University of Toronto.
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The Public Knowledge Project provides open access software for archive building in developing countries.5 The SciELO project, based in Latin America, is a collection of online journals from Brazil, Chile, and Cuba that publishes in Portuguese and Spanish and provides abstracts in English and French. Journals from Costa Rica and Venezuela will be added to this project.
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There are approximately 4,800 registered users, and that number is growing. INASP wants to enhance capacity building with developing countries by enhancing the skills and attitudes in the preparation and production of journals and in the medium term by moving this project to local management.
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FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR OPEN ACCESS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES There is a shocking lack of awareness in the North and in the South about the potential of open access. It is important to raise awareness of open access and the related initiatives through conferences, workshops, and training.
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