Established in 1992 by the International Council for Science (ICSU), INASP is a cooperative network of partners that aims to increase international access to scientific and scholarly information. In particular, INASP seeks to improve the flow of scientific and scholarly information within and between countries with less sophisticated systems of publication and dissemination. INASP's no-frills homepage provides background and introductory information on INASP, a biannual Newsletter published in May and November (the current issue features efforts in several African countries), the current Health Information Forum Report (an annual report addressing access to reliable information for healthcare workers in developing and transitional countries), and a series of links, among other features. While the content of the site emphasizes the process of (and need for) international dissemination of information, rather than providing online scientific information per se, this is an interesting and important initiative, and should interest academics (and certainly librarians) at several levels.
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