Building a bridge for research

Building a bridge for research
Robert Terry.World Health Organization. Bulletin of the World Health Organization.
Geneva: Aug 2009. Vol. 87, Is. 8; pg. 636, 1 pgs
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Abstract (Summary)


The article “Building a bridge for research” is about introducing Open Access (OA) to scientific research & how internet could drastically transform the way scientific research is done. It stresses the potential to bridge and reduce health inequality on scientific research through Open Access.


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Things I learned .
1. The citation impact of articles that are made commercially & is available online becomes greater than when they were commercially available only as print material.
The citation impact of free articles available online becomes greater than when they were not freely available online.
2. OA gives developing world (third world countries) more access to information
(mostly from the Developed World) that could help on their research outputs.

3. Digital divide may also obstruct the progress of OA on some developing world
where the access of internet is expensive & slow, that suggest to improve
communication technology infrastructure to bridge the unfairness of the situation


Internet access plays a big role on influencing individuals on their research, where internet is considered as essential as water or a gas. Revolution on Open Access
has its potential on finding new ways to improve education & research global problems where peer-reviewed research papers could be processed & deposited on a free public repository.

Open Access (OA) create a radical change to access information that benefits researchers, librarians, students, & ordinary people as well nowadays, beneficial for those who cannot afford to subscribe or buy expensive literature materials.