Journal subscription services provider EBSCO Information Services, US, has recently joined forces with Hasselt University Library, Belgium, and the International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE) programme of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC) to develop a global Open Science Directory. The Open Science Directory was originally developed by EBSCO and Hasselt University Library based upon a request by marine information management experts collaborating within the framework of the IOC's IODE programme.
The Open Science Directory utilises EBSCO's A-to-Z locator product to provide access to useful scientific information needed in many of the world's developing nations. Available via the Internet for free, the directory provides developing regions a comprehensive search tool for all open access and special programme journal titles. Designed to enhance access to these collections by providing direct links to journals and articles in the EBSCO A-to-Z title database, the Directory offers immediate access to nearly 13,000 scientific journal titles, with an objective of 20,000 titles midway through development.
Among the main open access collections in the Open Science Directory are DOAJ, BioMed Central, HighWire Press and PubMed Central, and special programmes HINARI, AGORA and OARE. INASP-PERI and eJDS will be added in the near future.
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