[A2k] Open access and the developing world

[Teresa Hackett (eIFL)]

Press release:

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18 July 2007

New Portal from BioMed Central Highlights Importance of Open Access to
Scientific and Medical Literature for the Developing World

BioMed Central, the world's largest publisher of open access scientific
research, today announced a new information portal calling attention to
the developing world's need for open access to the scientific and
medical literature. The Open Access and the Developing World portal
highlights the most relevant peer-reviewed research from BioMed
Central's open access journals and brings together the latest news and
resources relating to open access and the developing world.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/info/about/pr-releases?pr=20070718


Website:

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Open access for a global scientific and medical research community

This site aims to provide resources about open access and internet
technologies in the developing world. Emphasising the benefits to the
developing world of increased internet technologies and open access to
research, we hope to encourage projects and intiatives, and to showcase
research published in open access journals that are of relevance to
emerging countries.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/developingcountries/


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