Tag Archives: HINARI
Searching for African research
“Developing a geographic search filter to identify randomized controlled trials in Africa: finding the optimal balance between sensitivity and precision” This is the title of research done in South Africa and the UK. They found that geographic location is not … Continue reading
Ethiopia-Librarians and the value of HINARI training
” I realised how much librarian tutors could offer at the health care front line in resource poor settings ….” This was the reaction of Tatjana Petrinic ( University of Oxford, UK )during her participation in the five day module … Continue reading
Elsevier reverses its decision re HINARI
Thanks to HIFA 2015 it has become clear that publishers are entitled to and do “exclude” certain journals from HINARI in some countries (reasons difficult to fathom). Which journals are excluded from which countries remains obscure. The good news is … Continue reading
HINARI – 2500 Journals withdrawn from Bangladesh
Thanks to Richard Smith (former editor of the BMJ) and HIFA 2015 for alerting us to this. It seems that five publishers have withdrawn free access to 2,500 important journals. See: http://www.bmj.com/content/342/bmj.d196.full Apparently this has happened to other countries, though … Continue reading
Health Information Updates to and from Africa 