Monthly Archives: February 2013
The problems of plagiarism software
This is a problem that we as librarians ought to be aware of and thanks to Oliver Obst for alerting us to it. Plagiarism is a real problem for the publishers of scientific and medical research. As Oliver says it … Continue reading
mPowering Frontline Health Workers
This is a three year public-private partnership aiming to improve child health by accelerating the adoption of mobile technology (phones, tablets etc.) among health workers in low and medium income countries. Such technology will particularly benefit health workers in … Continue reading
News portal for Africa
This portal devoted to African affairs is celebrating two years of operation. The open access resources include research relevant to policy (health, climate change etc.), an online library of documents, blog, contact directory and an events calendar. It can be … Continue reading
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Project for open access policies in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda
SPIDER –“Open access: knowledge sharing and sustainable scholarly communication in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda” is a new EIFL regional project funded by Spider, the Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions … The aim of the project is to raise visbility … Continue reading
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Integrating palliative care into the health systems in Sub Saharan Africa
The University of Edinburgh, the African Palliative Care Association (APCA) and Makerere University Palliative Care Unit are working in partnership to strengthen current palliative care programmes in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Zambia. Guided by the Ministry of Health in each … Continue reading
Two new(ish) resources on medicine, and disability
Principles of Medicine in Africa – New (4th) Edition This new edition by Sir Eldryd Parry and others is now available. Published by Cambridge University Press, it is available for 25 GBP for customers based in Africa. It will be … Continue reading
The NLM’s Drug Information Portal – goes mobile
The Drug Information Portal is a free Web resource from the NLM that provides an informative, user-friendly gateway to current drug information for over 32,000 drugs. Links to sources span the breadth of the NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), … Continue reading
Open access repositories – training modules
The Confederation of Open Access Repositories has created a number of training modules on: Setting up a repository; Running it; Copyright clearance; Research data management; Interoperability National overviews. Many of them are in English, but some are in French, Portuguese, … Continue reading
Health Information Updates to and from Africa 