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AGORA training Nicaragua
Instituto Nicaraguense de Tecnologia Agropecuaria eager to discover the AGORA platform
Upon request of the National Technical Institute of Agriculture and Fisheries (INTA) in Nicaragua, the AGORA team of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with FAO Nicaragua, organized a four-hour online training for the INTA team at the central level and their remotely connected colleagues from the six regions. In total 38 staff members of the Institute participated to jointly discover the AGORA platform and collection for the first time. At the central level 15 colleagues followed the training together on a big screen, while at the same time practicing on their laptops.
More than 80,000 resources are now available through Research4Life
As per January 2018 Research4Life has reached more than 80,000 journals, books and other resources through its four programmes: AGORA, Hinari, OARE and ARDI.   [su_row class=»»] [su_column size=»1/2″ center=»no» class=»»] Hinari Journals: up to 14,000Books: up to 56,000Other info
National AGORA Workshop in the Republic of Moldova: Access to Online Information in Agricultural Research
OBJECTIVE: Knowledge sharing & experience capitalization on how to use the AGORA platform to access an outstanding digital library collection in the fields of food, agriculture, environmental science and related social sciences. WHEN : 27-28 November 2017 WHERE : Chisinau, Republic
AGORA Online Course was held between 23 October – 5 November 2017: Follow-up
(Image source: Open Educational Resources: Global Report 2017, CommonWealth of Learning, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License) AGORA Online Course entitled “Fundamentals of Information Literacy and Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture” was held between 23 October- 5 November
Call for applications 2018 MLA Librarians without Borders®/ Elsevier Foundation/ Research4Life Grants
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has announced the Hinari/Research4Life (R4L) Grants for 2018. Funded by the Elsevier Foundation, up to five awards, will support Hinari/R4L training activities that promote the use of the programs’ scientific research resources in emerging/low income
Call for applications: Hinari Online Users Course
A new Hinari Users course will be available for free to users in registered institutions. The two-week distance learning course focuses on the basic skills needed to effectively access and download full-text material from Hinari. You will also learn how
Call for Applications ! ASIRA Online Course on Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture
We are pleased to announce that REGISTRATION is now OPEN (till October 15th; Sunday 23:00 CEST) for the 4th edition of the online  Access to Scientific Information Resources in Agriculture (ASIRA) course ! This course edition runs for 3 weeks between 30th October and 19th November 2017. The main goal of the course is to
New Research4Life Programme Approved to be Launched in 2018
Looking for legal information in a developing country? Stay tuned for a new programme coming in 2018 as part of the Research4Life partnership. A new Research4Life programme, GOALI (Global Online Access to Legal Information) will join the Research4Life partnership and will
RESEARCH4LIFE CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS 2016/2017
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An overview of the Research4Life Capacity Development workshops by country and funding organization. Click map to enlarge • Hinari   • AGORA  • ARDI  • Others Hinari Bangladesh Hinari Training Workshop 2,3 and 4. WHO Bangladesh Country Office. August 2016. Research4Life:
Call for Applications for the AGORA Online Course is now Open
AGORA Team is pleased to offer an online course for AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture), one of the four programmes of Research4Life. This online course is provided by the Partnerships and South-South Cooperation Division (DPS) at the Food and Agriculture
Information in Action: Celebrating Research Advocacy Champions
Research4Life and INASP present «Information in Action: Celebrating Research Advocacy Champions» a booklet made in partnership with INASP that showcases the best stories from the 2016 Research4Life/INASP Advocacy Competition   width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"> In 2016, Research4Life and INASP launched
Elsevier Adds ClinicalKey to Research4Life Access Program for Developing Countries
Physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals in under-resourced communities around the world to receive access to the latest clinical information Philadelphia, PA, May 25, 2017 – Elsevier, the information analytics company specializing in science and health, will add ClinicalKey to
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