Open Access to Scientific Information in Emerging Countries

Schopfel, Joachim

Document type :

Compte-rendu et recension critique d'ouvrage

DOI :

10.1045/march2017-schopfel

Title :

Open Access to Scientific Information in Emerging Countries

Author(s) :

Schopfel, Joachim [Auteur]

Groupe d'Études et de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Information et COmmunication - ULR 4073 [GERIICO ]

Journal title :

D-Lib Magazine

Publisher :

Corporation for National Research Initiatives

Publication date :

2017-03

ISSN :

1082-9873

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Sciences de l'information et de la communication

English abstract : [en]

Access to information plays a critical role in supporting development. Open access to scientific information is one solution. Up to now, the open access movement has been most successful in the Western hemisphere. The ...
Show more >Access to information plays a critical role in supporting development. Open access to scientific information is one solution. Up to now, the open access movement has been most successful in the Western hemisphere. The demand for open access is great in the developing world as it can contribute to solving problems related to access gaps. Five emerging countries, called BRICS — Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa — play a specific and leading role with a significant influence on regional and global affairs because of their large and fast-growing national economies, their demography and geographic situation. In order to better understand open access in each of the five countries, in this paper we take a look at specific conditions in each country, relying on data from information professionals and scientists from BRICS, with an empirical approach focused on country-specific characteristics and challenges. The paper is an updated and enriched synthesis of a recent work on open access in the BRICS countries published by Litwin, Sacramento CA.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Popular science :

Non

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