1. Building National Capacities
for Virtual Science Libraries
Charles E. Dunlap, Ph.D.
CRDF Global
Arlington, Virginia

2. Summary
With good advice, available technologies,
and feasible budgets, countries can use
their existing resources to build capacity
to overcome barriers to knowledge
access and dissemination.
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3. Outline
Iraq Virtual Science Library Case Study
Challenges in Establishing New VSLs
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5. Article Search and Download
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6. Journal Title Search
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7. Number of Articles in IVSL
Articles
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8. IVSL Users 2006 to 2009
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9. IVSL Users 2006 to 2012
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10. IVSL Monthly Downloads
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11. Downloads by Article Source
Downloads
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12. Publications by Iraqi Scientists
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13. Afghanistan VSL
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14. Algeria VSL
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15. Armenia VSL
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16. Morocco VSL
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17. VSL Open
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18. Challenges
Developing Adequate Journal Collections
Providing Users with Effective Access
Improving Visibility of National Research
Administrative & Bureaucratic Hurdles
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19. Developing Journal Collections
Research4Life Journal Coverage
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20. Developing Journal Collections
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21. Effective Access Mechanisms
VSL (LibHub) Google Scholar ScienceDirect Web of Science
Search Journals + Repositories • ~ x x
All Results Available as Full-text • x ~ x
Display All Results • x • •
Boolean search across all fields • x • •
Browse Journals and Physical Holdings • x x x
Administrative Tools for Librarians • x x x
Built-in National Usage Metrics • x x x
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22. Improving Visibility of Research
Authorship Trainings
OAI Repositories
Open Access Publishing
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23. Administrative Hurdles
Algeria: negotiation, bidding, & payment
Morocco: staffing; ministry cooperation
Armenia: building & optimizing collection
Afghanistan: institutional coordination
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