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ICOLC 8 Vancouver, B.C. Canada

ICOLC 8 Vancouver, B.C. Canada. Warren Holder holder@library.utoronto.ca University of Toronto Library. A unique North/South collaboration providing access to the “lost science”. Outline. What is Bioline International? Goals Contents and Features Pricing Conclusion.

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ICOLC 8 Vancouver, B.C. Canada

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  1. ICOLC 8Vancouver, B.C. Canada • Warren Holder • holder@library.utoronto.ca • University of Toronto Library

  2. A unique North/South collaboration providing access to the “lost science”

  3. Outline • What is Bioline International? • Goals • Contents and Features • Pricing • Conclusion

  4. A unique electronic publishing collaboration Publishers in the developing countries University of Toronto Library Base de Dados Tropical, Brazil What is Bioline International

  5. Personnel Bioline UK • Barbara Kirsop • Brian Kirsop Canada/U of Toronto Brazil/Base de Dados Tropical UT/Earth Science Library UT/CITD • Jenny Mendelsohn • Warren Holder • Patricia Yu • Vanderlei Canhos • Sidnei de Sousa • Dora Canhos • Leslie Chan • William Barek

  6. Goals • to provide low cost access to bioscience research that has otherwise been relatively inaccessible • the “missing science ” • to improve the enabling environment for research • for the publishers • for the researchers

  7. Publishers / Partners AfricaAfrican Crop Science, Uganda African Journal of Neurological Sciences, KenyaCentral African Journal of Medicine, Zimbabwe East African Medical Journal, Kenya Ichthyology Bulletin, South Africa Ichthyology Special Publications, South AfricaInsect Science and its Application, Kenya Transactions of the Zimbabwe Scientific Association, Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Science News, Zimbabwe Latin AmericaBiotecnologia Aplicada, Cuba Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil AsiaIndian Journal of Biochemistry and Biophysics, India Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, India Indian Journal of Marine Sciences, India Tropical Biodiversity, Indonesia

  8. Nature and scope of journals • Peer-reviewed journals • Indexed in major scientific indexing and abstracting tools • Some are well-established journals with international reputation • Subject coverage: biomedicine, environmental sciences, biodiversity • Published by small non-profit societies • Expanding number of journals

  9. Bioline International Features • In operation since 1993 • Abstracts and summaries of documents free of charge • Added-value documents with links to related data • Browsing and searching at all levels • Gateways to other bio-bibliographic sites on the Internet • Flexible access options

  10. Not for profit approximately 90% of the money returns to publishers US $2,800 base price DISCOUNT PLAN 1 - 2 - 0% 3 - 10 - 10% 11 - 20 - 20% 21 - 30 - 30% 31 - 40 - 40% 40 - - 50% Pricing for Consortia

  11. Conclusion • Scholarly societies, libraries, and authors are partners in the scholarly communication process. With Bioline International, these groups are united by the common goal of global equity of access to scientific knowledge. URL: http://bioline.bdt.org.br Email: bioline.international@utoronto.ca

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