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Tanzania workshop on Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA), May 24-25 2016
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO of the UN) in conjunction with several partners is organizing a series of training workshops across Asia and Africa focused on access to research in agriculture and fisheries. Last month
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En Español: Tips para mejorar la redacción de artículos científicos
Presentar los resultados de un estudio en una revista científica es un proceso común de todos los investigadores en las distintas disciplinas. Sin embargo, muchos artículos científicos no logran comunicar los resultados de una investigación de manera efectiva. Algunos de los errores comunes al
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Namibia hosts Forum on Open Data and Open Science in Agriculture in Africa in the context of Sustainable Development Goals, 18 April 2016
The second of four forums organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and partners, the forum is targeted at experts from senior government, academia and NGOs. Strengthening access to agricultural science and technical information (Open Data
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Myanmar Universities Hosting Training Workshop on Access To Global Online Research in Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 25-29 April 2016
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FAO of the United Nations in conjunction with WorldFish and Research4Life is organizing two workshops at the University of Yangon and Yezin University in Myanmar this month. The workshops are aimed at raising awareness of key trends in scientific publishing
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Grants now open to train LIS professionals and users in developing countries on how to use Research4Life
During the past decade, I have had the privilege of conducting 60-plus workshops in 35 countries to teach individuals in developing countries how to access Research4Life resources. As the key advocate behind Librarians without Borders® (LWB), I have had wonderful experiences
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Communication channel: AGORA now has an active discussion forum on DGroups!
The new group on the e-mail based dialogue platform is a place to stay informed about AGORA and to network  At its heart DGroups is a dialogue platform that connects a partnership of groups working in international development. Designed to
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MLA HINARI/Research4Life Grant
The Medical Library Association (MLA) has announced the HINARI/Research4Life (R4L) Grant for 2016. 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
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Research4Life Partners Newsletter November 2015
Table of Contents Note from the Editor Research4Life Annual General Partners Meeting, July 21, Geneva Research4Life in the News Training Workshops Highlights Kimberly Parker Wins MLA Lifetime Recognition Award Mendeley Blog Publisher of the Month: Wolters Kluwer & UpToDate® Update:
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WHO’s HINARI program partners with Wolters Kluwer to provide UpToDate to Ebola-affected African countries
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Waltham, Massachusetts September 9th, 2015 – The World Health Organization (WHO)-hosted HINARI program announced a partnership with Wolters Kluwer to provide free access to UpToDate®, its evidence-based clinical decision support resource, to the three countries affected by Ebola (Liberia, Sierra
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JoMI joins Research4Life to bring high-quality surgical teaching videos to over 100 countries
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The Journal of Medical Insight (JoMI) announced a partnership with Research4Life that will make the journal’s video articles accessible in over 100 developing countries. Research4Life will provide access to the journal through the Hinari program. This partnership will provide 5,700
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Research4Life’s HINARI Wins MLA’s 2015 Louise M. Darling Medal for Outstanding Health Science Collection
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HINARI Program Manager, Kimberly Parker receives the T. Mark Hodges International Service Award   Austin, Texas May 18th 2015 – The Medical Library Association and Research4Life partnership announced today that the HINARI program has received the MLA’s 2015 Louise Darling
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Access to online resources is transforming health and environmental research
  In 2007, when he first joined Makerere University in Uganda as an agricultural librarian trainee, Onan Mulumba spent most of his time re-shelving books. Now he accesses thousands of online journals, books and databases to help farmers deal with
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