From: "PARKER, Kimberly Joann" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 12:26:43 +0000
Contact: Charlotte Masiello-Riome, Research4Life Communications
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RESEARCH4LIFE ANNOUNCES CONTEST HIGHLIGHTING LIBRARY IMPACT
Global case study competition focuses on how vital collaboration
between Research4Life and librarians powers effective research in
developing countries.
London, United Kingdom 6 March 2013 - The Research4Life partnership
announced today a case study competition to recognize the role of
librarians and library staff in building the research capacities of
scientists, doctors and policymakers and helping to boost research
output within their institutions.
Since 2001, the Research4Life initiative has developed into a
partnership of over 200 scientific publishers around the globe, giving
researchers at more than 6,000 institutions in over 100 developing
world countries and territories free or low cost online access to
nearly 30,000 peer-reviewed international scientific journals, books,
and databases provided by the world's leading scientific, technical
and medical publishers.
Research4Life has launched the library impact case study competition
in celebration of the work that librarians do and to facilitate the
sharing of best practice. The competition aims to highlight the
dedication and capacity building of those who assist researchers in
accessing and using vital information within their institutions. The
competition will run from the 6th of March through the 27th of April
2013. Online applications will be accepted through April 27th 12 am
GMT. Submissions of library case studies will be reviewed by a
committee of distinguished international librarians and trainers. The
winner will be announced in June and invited as the first user to join
the Research4Life Executive Council. The prize includes an
all-expenses paid trip to attend the Partners' General Meeting in
Rome, Italy in September 2103.
"From information literacy training to building infrastructure and
concerted outreach, librarians are critical to building a healthy
research culture in the developing world-and they are often the unsung
heroes," said Emily Gillingham, Chair of the Executive Council for
Research4Life and Director of Library Relations at Wiley, "We hope our
competition will raise awareness about the essential role played by
librarians across the developing world."
The Research4Life Librarian Competition is open to all librarians and
library staff whose institution is a registered user of one of the
Research4Life programmes - Access to Research in Health (HINARI),
Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA), Online Access
to Research in the Environment (OARE) and Access to Research for
Development and Innovation (ARDI). Eligible countries, areas, and
territories are available on the Research4Life website.
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Notes to Editors:
The online application form will be open for submissions from March
6th through the 27th of April 2013. In 2011, Research4Life celebrated
HINARI's 10th anniversary and produced "Making a Difference", case
studies about the impact of Research4life on scientists, doctors,
nurses and librarians. Interviews with the Research4Life partners and
programme managers are available upon request.
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About Research4Life
Research4Life (www.research4Life.org) is a public-private partnership
between over 200 international scientific publishers, the
International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical
Publishers, Cornell and Yale Universities in collaboration with the
WHO, FAO, UNEP, WIPO, and technology partner, Microsoft.
Research4Life aims to help attain six of the UNs eight Millennium
Development Goals by 2015, reducing the scientific knowledge gap
between industrialized countries and the developing world. Since
2001, the four programmes, Access to Research in Health (HINARI),
Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture (AGORA), Online Access
to Research in the Environment (OARE) and Access to Research for
Development and Innovation (ARDI), have grown and developed to the
point where they now give researchers at more than 6,000 institutions
in over 100 developing world countries and territories free or low
cost online access to nearly 30,000 peer-reviewed international
scientific journals, books, and databases provided by the world's
leading science publishers.
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