Serials Solutions, a US-based provider of tools and services for libraries and a business unit of ProQuest LLC, has announced that it will support the three UN-sponsored Research4Life programmes via its Summon discovery service. Research4Life is the collective name given to HINARI, AGORA and OARE, the three programmes that offer developing countries free or very low cost online access to academic and professional peer-reviewed content provided by the world's leading publishers.
Beginning with a pilot for HINARI, Serials Solutions will provide complete Summon sites for each Research4Life programme that enable simple, fast, unified discovery of the entire Research4Life research collections. In addition, professional librarians on staff at Serials Solutions are volunteering time and expertise to create individual Summon search sites for eligible countries.
A partnership that functions entirely on the basis of good will, Research4Life embodies the concept that research in health, agriculture and the environment is better informed when it is based on the most recent, high quality and relevant scientific knowledge. Research4Life applies the concept by delivering knowledge to the world's poorest countries via libraries in universities, colleges, research institutes and government ministries as well as non-governmental organisations and hospitals. It has amassed an online collection of more than 8,100 peer-reviewed international scientific journals, books, and databases.
With the Summon service, researchers in developing countries will gain the ability to easily explore the entire Research4Life collection using cutting-edge discovery technology.
Supported by a unique volunteer program, Serials Solutions is providing the technological architecture, while librarians on staff at the company are 'adopting' countries, offering their time to provide the expertise needed to set-up individual sites. After an enthusiastic response from Serials Solutions' staff, work is underway on individual sites for the more than 100 countries eligible for Research4Life - from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe.
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