Open Access to Scientific Information in Emerging Countries

• Published in: D-Lib magazine Vol. 23; no. 3/4; p. 1
• Main Author: Schöpfel, Joachim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reston Corporation for National Research Initiatives 01.03.2017
• Subjects: Access to information; Humanities and Social Sciences; Information professionals; Library and information sciences; Open access; Open access publishing; Scholarly electronic publishing; Developing countries; Brazil; South Africa; China; Russia (Federation); India; BRICS countries

Covers the demand for open access in the developing world, with a focus on the five emerging countries, called BRICS - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Looks at specific conditions in each country, relying on data from information professionals and scientists from BRICS, with an empiri...