eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries, www.eifl.net) is a not for profit
organisation that supports and advocates for the wide availability of electronic
resources by library users in transitional and developing countries. In its 8 years of
existence, eIFL.net has managed to build up a dynamic and sustainable network of
more than 2000 libraries in 50 countries, has developed a varied agenda in favour of a
wider availability of educational e-resources and enhanced skills base of eIFL.net
library consortia. Its core activities are negotiating affordable subscriptions on a multi-
country consortial basis, supporting national library consortia and maintaining a
global knowledge sharing and capacity building network in related areas, such as
open access publishing, intellectual property rights, open source software for libraries
and the creation of institutional repositories of local content.
Posted by
Gavin Baker at 4/30/2008 01:45:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
