Latin America and the Caribbean Social Science Virtual Libraries Network. (Open access to full-text social science publications from Latin America and the Caribbean: the case of CLACSO´s virtual libraries network)
(2005) Latin America and the Caribbean Social Science Virtual Libraries Network. (Open access to full-text social science publications from Latin America and the Caribbean: the case of CLACSO´s virtual libraries network). In Proceedings 50th Annual Conference of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials (SALALM), Gainesville, Florida (US).
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Abstract
[English abstract]
Emerging trends in academic e-publishing and e-libraries in Latin America and the Caribbean are more related to particular problems in the region -reduced number of copies printed, inter-library loans nearly nonexistent among cities and countries due to postal costs, discontinuity in library collections- than to the dynamics of the international academic editorial business. This presentation describes how CLACSO, an academic network gathering 168 social science research institutions from 21 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, is working towards a cooperative portal for open access to full-text publications of CLACSO´s network in support of education and research.
[Spanish abstract]
Las tendencias actuales de edición electrónica y bibliotecas digitales en el ámbito académico de América Latina y el Caribe estan más relacionadas con los problemas particulares de la región -número reducido de copias de cada documento impreso, préstamo interbibliotecario practicamente inexistente debido a los altos costos del correo postal, discontinuidad en las colecciones de las bibliotecas- que con la dinámica del negocio editorial académico internacional. Esta presentación describe como CLACSO, una red académica que reúne 168 centros de investigación de ciencias sociales en 21 países de América Latina y el Caribe, desarrolla un portal cooperativo para acceso abierto al texto completo de publicaciones de la red CLACSO en apoyo a la educación y a la investigación.
| Keywords: | social sciences - library networks - electronic publishing - digital libraries |
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| Subjects: | F. Management. > FA. Co-operation. |
| ID Code: | 5368 |
| Deposited By: | Babini, Dominique |
| Deposited On: | 03 February 2006 |
| All fields: | Show all fields |
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