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Building National Capacities for Virtual Science Libraries. Charles E. Dunlap, Ph.D. CRDF Global Arlington, Virginia. Summary.
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Building National Capacitiesfor Virtual Science Libraries Charles E. Dunlap, Ph.D. CRDF Global Arlington, Virginia
Summary With good advice, available technologies, and feasible budgets, countries can use their existing resources to build capacity to overcome barriers to knowledge access and dissemination.
Outline Iraq Virtual Science Library Case Study Challenges in Establishing New VSLs
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Challenges Developing Adequate Journal Collections Providing Users with Effective Access Improving Visibility of National Research Administrative & Bureaucratic Hurdles
Developing Journal Collections Research4Life Journal Coverage
Improving Visibility of Research Authorship Trainings OAI Repositories Open Access Publishing
Administrative Hurdles Algeria: negotiation, bidding, & payment Morocco: staffing; ministry cooperation Armenia: building & optimizing collection Afghanistan: institutional coordination