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<font size=3>[Forwarding from Bioline International. --Peter
Suber.]<br><br>
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Libraries around the world support Open Access to critical research from
developing countries<br><br>
Bioline International membership campaign update<br><br>
Just six months after launching its international membership and
sponsorship campaign, Bioline International is pleased to welcome York
University Libraries as the newest sponsor and supporting member for
2009. York University Libraries joins other Canadian institutions such as
Simon Fraser University Library, University of Guelph Library, University
of Ottawa Library as both a sponsor and a supporting member.<br><br>
Other sponsors include the Open Society Institute, Science Commons, and
the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah.<br><br>
Bioline's new sponsorship program, announced in November 2008, gives
organizations and institutions the opportunity to make a bold statement
for open access to the research published in developing
countries.<br><br>
These special funding contributions are helping Bioline to make the
transition to a membership supported system, while maintaining the
commitment to sustainable, reliable access to the 70 bioscience journals
from 16 countries distributed through the Bioline website. An expanded
membership base will enable Bioline to add quality peer-reviewed
scientific journals from other parts of the world.<br><br>
Response to the call for members has been very encouraging. Despite the
global economic crisis, Bioline is pleased to announce that 18
organizations have already signed on as Bioline members.<br><br>
For a small annual fee ($500 USD), libraries and organizations can join
Canadian institutions such as Grant MacEwan College, the IDRC Library,
Libraries & Cultural Resources at University of Calgary, York
University Libraries, University of Guelph Library, University of
Manitoba Library and University of Ottawa Library, all of whom are
already supporting Bioline with yearly memberships.<br><br>
Support from American organizations has also been strong. Harold B. Lee
Library at Brigham Young University, Sterling Memorial Library at Yale
University, University of Iowa Libraries, University of Wisconsin Madison
Libraries and Penn State University Libraries have joined as members,
while a number of other organizations and library consortia have
expressed an interest.<br><br>
In Europe, Ghent University Library, Lund University Libraries, the World
Health Organization Headquarters Library and the Wellcome Library have
all joined Bioline as supporting members. Other international members now
include the Main Library at the University of the West Indies,
St.Augustine, and the University of Hong Kong Libraries.<br><br>
A full list of members and sponsors, as well as individual contributors,
can be seen at:<br>
<a href="http://www.bioline.org.br/info?id=3Dbioline&doc=3Dsponsorsmembers" eudora="autourl">
http://www.bioline.org.br/info?id=3Dbioline&doc=3Dsponsorsmembers<br>
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</a>Over the next few months, we hope that many more libraries will
include Bioline International membership into their acquisition plans.
Our many publishing partners are deeply grateful for your support as are
the Bioline staff, students and volunteers at the University of Toronto
Scarborough and our partner organization, the Centro de Refer=EAncia em
Informa=E7=E3o Ambiental in Brazil, who has been providing technology
support for Bioline since 1993.<br><br>
To become a member of Bioline International now, please visit: <br>
<a href="http://www.bioline.org.br/info?id=3Dbioline&doc=3Dsupport" eudora="autourl">
http://www.bioline.org.br/info?id=3Dbioline&doc=3Dsupport<br><br>
</a>For more information visit the Bioline International web site: <br>
<a href="http://www.bioline.org.br/" eudora="autourl">
http://www.bioline.org.br/</a> or email Leslie Chan at <br>
chan@utsc.utoronto.ca<br>
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