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Case Studies of Open Access Initiatives in Developing Countries  Helena Asamoah-Hassan University Librarian , KNUST at the 2nd BioMed Africa Open Access Conference,25-26  October 2011,at KNUST, Kumasi , Ghana
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Overview of Open Access (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Overview of Open Access (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
What is an Open Access Publication? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some International Support for OA  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some Support Policies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Why OA? ,[object Object],[object Object]
Why OA Publishing in Developing Countries? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Benefits  & Obstacles of OA to developing countries ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some Open Access Initiatives in Developing Countries ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Institutional Repositories ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Developing Countries Initiative - EIFL ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
EIFL –OA (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
EIFL (2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Africa  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some Big African OA Initiatives ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
South Africa ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
NIGERIA ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
GHANA (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
GHANA (2) ,[object Object],[object Object]
KNUST (1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
KNUST(2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Suggestions/Recommendations(1) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Suggestions/Recommendations(2) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
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