Access to Scientific Knowledge: the Argentine Scenario

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Access to Scientific Knowledge the Argentine
Scenario

• Alejandra T. Chavez Flores (CNEA)
• Cecilia Mabragaña (CAICYT-CONICET)

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Our Country
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Human Resources in RD

• 20.894 researchers
• 4.762 trainees
• 6.211 technicians
• 5.557 support personnel
• Employed mainly by the public sector
• research institutes
• universities

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Expenditure in RD
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Present Situation

• ST sector is presently facing a critical
  situation as a result of
• Several consecutive years of lack of financial
  support
• Aging of the scientific population (average 50
  years)
• Exodous of highly trained young graduates (brain
  drain)
• Nevertheless productivity of Argentine
  scientists can be considered highly satisfactory,
  and the quality of their work has obtained
  international recognition over the years.

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Connectivity and Access

• Retina academic network
• Member of Internet2 Consortium
• MOU with AmPath
• CLARA (Cooperación Latino Americana de Redes
  Avanzadas)
• ALICE (America Latina Interconectada con Europa)
• Commercial suppliers

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The Domestic Digital Divide

• Uneven distribution of connectivity
• Lack of access to wider bandwidth
• Outdated equipment

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Access to International Scientific Information

• SECTIP Electronic Library for Science and
  Technology
• Institutions
• 36 National universities
• National Atomic Energy Commission
• National STechnology Council
• National Institute of Industrial Technology
• National Institute for Agricultural Technology

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• Science Direct, AIP/APS, IEL (IEEE/IEE
• Electronic Library, ACS.
• FSTA, PsycINFO, MAthSci, Biosis,
• CSA (Ovid/SilverPlatter), WilsonWeb.
• 2004 IOPP, Sciece, Nature, and other editors.
• http//www.biblioteca.secyt.gov.ar

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eJDS in Argentina
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Visibility

• International Peer Reviewed Journals
• National Journals
• Latindex
• Argentine Scielo

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Future Challenges

• Foster electronic publication
• Support the Open Access model
• Create institutional archives, interoperable with
  OAI
• Involve librarians
• Capacity building awareness raising, meetings,
  workshops, portals, etc.

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Thank you!