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Did you download our Advocacy Toolkit? Fill in the survey!
As you may know, earlier this year we launched the Research4Life Advocacy Toolkit to help information professionals get support and secure funding for Research4Life. We would like to know how you experienced the Toolkit, to improve our service to you,
Research4Life Advocacy Toolkit helps librarians achieve their goals
In a changing information landscape, librarians and information professionals often have to act as advocates for what a library is and does. To help them get their message across clearly and convincingly, Research4Life presents its Advocacy Toolkit, a practical learning
Our website is now available in Spanish and Portuguese
Loyal followers may have already noticed: our website is now also (partly) available in Spanish and Portuguese! This way, we hope to service more of our users in different corners of the world. To change the language, simply click one
Help us improve GOALI
The youngest of the five Research4Life programs, GOALI, was launched on the 6th of March 2018 and will soon celebrate its first anniversary. After one year of operation, we would like to learn more about our users and how we
Research4Life enhanced with new country-specific search in Summon: More accessible contents among your search results!
Did you know that you can now use a country-specific search in Summon that will help you find only accessible full-texts? Try the country specific search when looking for research material!   Empowered full-text search using Summon country-specific instances Any
Webinar for AGORA Online Course Alumni in English, French and Spanish
This webinar is organized specifically for the 2018 Alumni of the online course “Fundamentals of Information Literacy and Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture - AGORA”.
Two decades on, a research access program continues to thrive
An article on Elsevier Connect highlights the Research4Life mandate extension until 2025 In her years as researcher and senior lecturer in the Department of Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Zimbabwe, Dr. Alice Matimba heard of several cases of diabetes-related blindness, also called
AGORA Curso en línea: Fundamentos de Alfabetización Informacional y Acceso Global en Línea a la Investigación en Agricultura
AGORA Curso en línea (15-26 Oct 2018): Alfabetización Informacional y Acceso Global en Línea a la Investigación en Agricultura – Regístrese antes del 7 de Octubre! La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO) en
New Hinari Users Online Course
A new Hinari Users course will be available for free to users from registered institutions. This three week distance learning course focuses on the basic skills needed to effectively access and download full-text material from the Hinari resources including how
Call for Applications for AGORA Online Course in English and French
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  (FAO) in collaboration with RUFORUM will deliver an online course (in English and French) AGORA Fundamentals of Information Literacy and Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture in September 2018. The course aims to deliver
RESEARCH4LIFE PARTNERS COMMIT TO FREE AND LOW COST ACCESS & TRAINING THROUGH 2025
Over 85,000 resources available to researchers, doctors, NGOs and policymakers to boost evidence based research, healthcare, policymaking and global justice. Washington DC, USA, July 24, 2018 The Research4Life partners announced today that they have agreed to extend their partnership through 2025. Research4Life
New Research4Life website unveiled
We are pleased to present you the new Research4Life website. Our new and renovated site was launched at the Research4Life General Partners Meeting which was held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C. on 18 July. The new
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