Launch of the National Digital Repositories portal and the new website of the Electronic Library - Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva

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Summary:

"The Secretariat of Scientific and Technological Articulation of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Alejandro Ceccatto with the Under Secretary of Institutional Coordination, Sergio Matheos, launched the portal of the National System of Digital Repositories (SNRD), which provides open access to more than 25,000 digital objects organized in repositories currently adhered to the system. The new website of the Electronic Library of Science and Technology was also presented in the meeting with design innovations providing practical, dynamic and innovative performance ...The SNRD is an initiative of the Science portfolio aimed at creating an interoperable network of digital repositories from the establishment of policies, standards and protocols applicable to all members of the system. The model of open access to scientific - technological production means that users of this type of material may, without charge, read, download, copy, distribute, print, search or link the complete texts of scientific articles, and use them for legitimate purposes related to scientific research, education or public policy management, without economic, legal or techniques barriers other than those involving the Internet itself.  Currently, the SNRD has eight adhered repositories, four fully operational and four under implementation. Another nine repositories are under adhesion stage.  Moreover, the Electronic Library in addition to a new design, functionalities and a better organization of the information, incorporated the GEOScienceWorld , the GeoRef and the Lyell Collection to its records. These three resources of great value to the researchers specialized in Earth, Air and Water Sciences, are additional to the 40 resources already subscribed and accessible from the website, available for consultation and downloaded completely free of charge for library users from the authorized nodes. With the incorporation of these resources, it is estimated to cover over 90% of the specialized journals in the topic ..."

Link:

http://en.mincyt.gob.ar/news/launch-of-the-national-digital-repositories-portal-and-the-new-website-of-the-electronic-library-9333

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Tags:

oa.new oa.comment oa.government oa.mandates oa.green oa.south oa.interoperability oa.infrastructure oa.argentina oa.compliance oa.snrd oa.repositories oa.policies

Date tagged:

12/17/2013, 08:16

Date published:

12/17/2013, 03:16