A Day seminar on TEEAL-AGORA/

HINARI/OARE e-resources for

Researchers Data

Kayode Adepoju

Training originally sponsored by ITHOCA

2014

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Introduction to research4life programs

• Together HINARI-AGORA-OARE form

research4life

• Grants access to developing countries

academic & professional peer reviewed

content online.

• Goal to attain MDG goal of bridging the gap

in scientific knowledge between developing

countries and developed countries.

• Access: www.research4life.org

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Website research4life programs

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About Agora

• (Access to Global online research in

Agriculture (AGORA) Launched in 2003

managed by FAO & Cornell University.

• Provides access to over 1200 high quality

international journals.

• Covering fields like agriculture, fisheries,

food, nutrition, vetenary science, biological

& enviromental science.

• Journal search engine: cab abstract

• Access: www.aginternetwork.org

• Email: agora@fao.org

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Agora webpage

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About Hinari

• (Hinari access to research initiative)

• Launched in 2002 managed by WHO & Yale

University.

• Provides access to over 5500 high quality

international journals.

• Covering medicine, nursing & related health

& social sciences.

• Journal search engine: pubMed (Medline).

• Access @ : www.who.int/hinari

• Email: hinari@who.int

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Hinari webpage

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About OARE

• (Online access to research in the environment)

• Launched in 2006 managed by UNEP & Yale University.

• Provides access to over 2000 high quality international

journals. • Covering areas in ecology, environmental toxicology & pollution,

botany, zoology, environmental chemistry, geology, hydrology,

oceanography, meteorology, geography, environmental economics,

environmental law and policy, conservation policy and planning,

environmental biotechnology, environmental engineering, energy etc

• Journal search engine; several abstracting & indexing

databases

• Access @ : www.oaresciences.org

• Email: oare@oaresciences.org

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OARE webpage

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About ARDI

• (Access to Research for Development and Innovation )

• Launched in 2006 managed by WIPO.

• Provides access to over 20,000 high quality international

journals. • Covering areas in ecology, environmental toxicology & pollution,

botany, zoology, environmental chemistry, geology, hydrology,

oceanography, meteorology, geography, environmental economics,

environmental law and policy, conservation policy and planning,

environmental biotechnology, environmental engineering, energy etc

• Journal search engine; several abstracting & indexing

databases

• Access @ : http://www.wipo.int/ardi/en/

• Email: oare@oaresciences.org

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ARDI webpage

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Types of Electronic Resources

Electronic Journals, (TOC, abstracts).

Electronic journals, (full text).

Schorlarly bibliographic databases

Search Engines

Internet Portals

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Formulating Effective Search Strategy

Only a Web browser is needed.

Log in

Search by keyword, subject, author,

publisher or language

Customized data and searches can be

obtained with only a few mouse clicks.

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Formulating Effective Search Strategy

Search using basic and advanced searches

Search using Boolean operators; AND,

NOT, OR

must be in capital e.g. Cassava AND

Nigeria

Search using cab abstract & Pubmed

Search using search wizard

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Formulating Effective Search Strategy

Formulating Effective Search Strategy

Serching with Keywords; Boolean

Formulating Effective Search Strategy

Search by subject, language & publishers

Thank You