Open Access: Transforming research in the developing world

http://www.concordia.ca/congress2010/

Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences, Canadian Association of Research Libraries, Concordia University.

Access to knowledge is fundamental to all aspects of human development, from health to food security, and from education to social capacity building. Yet access to academic publications is severely restricted for many developing countries. As well, the prohibitive cost of publishing and distributing journals in the developing world means much of the research done there remains 'invisible' to the rest of the world. This panel will bring together experts to explore the potential impact of Open Access on the developing world.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Congress 2010
• Concordia University
• Open Access
• research
• developing world
• human development
• academic publications
• journals