1. [Overview for Visitors from Eligible Countries
What is HINARI?
[Overview for Visitors from Eligible Countries
This presentation is an introduction to the HINARI Access to Research in Health programme. Each slide has explanatory notes to guide you through the presentation. If you need any additional information, please contact the HelpDesk at
[Updated June 2016]
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2. Presentation Outline Background Eligibility Partners Contents
Registration
Training materials
In 14 slides we will cover the HINARI basics.

3. Background
HINARI Access to Research in Health programme provides free or very low cost online access to the major journals in biomedical and related social sciences to local, not-for-profit institutions in developing countries.
HINARI was launched in January 2002 for “free access” countries, areas and territories (Group A).
In 2003, it was launched to Group B countries, areas and territories with “low-cost access".
The HINARI Programme is a public-private partnership set up by WHO together with major publishers, Yale University Library and technical partners. HINARI enables developing countries to gain access to one of the world's largest collections of biomedical and health literature.
HINARI was launched in January 2002, with some 1500 journals from 6 major publishers: Blackwell, Elsevier Science, the Harcourt Worldwide STM Group, Wolters Kluwer International Health & Science, Springer Verlag and John Wiley, following the principles in a Statement of Intent signed in July 2001.

4. HINARI
Online portal to access information on health and related social sciences
Coordinated by WHO and Yale University
Currently, more than registered institutions
Up to 14,000 journals / 47,000 books / 100 other information resources / 175 publishers partners [June 2016]
In July 2014, HINARI has up to e-journal titles, online books, and 70 other information resources available to health institutions in more than 100 countries, areas and territories benefiting many thousands of health workers and researchers, and in turn, contributing to improved world health.
Since 2002, the numbers of participating publishers and of journals and other full-text resources has grown continuously. Today more than 170 publisher partners are offering their information resources. New publishers are continually joining the programme, and the HINARI collection will continue to grow.

5. HINARI Website
This is the HINARI Website. We also have Spanish, French, Russian and Arabic versions of the site.
We have a News Section which we encourage our users to review.
On the right column we have links to Research4Life and sister programmes websites:
AGORA : Access to Research in Agriculture
OARE : Access to Research in the Environment
ARDI : Access to Research for Innovation

6. Eligibility (1)
Country eligibility is based on four factors: Total GNI (World Bank figures), GNI per capita (World Bank figures), United Nations Least Developed Country (LDCs) List and Human Development Index (HDI). Detailed information:
If your institution is in a Group A (free access) country, area, or territory, then HINARI is free.
If your institution is in a Group B (low-cost access) country, area, or territory, HINARI costs US$ 1500 per institution, per calendar year (from January through December). One payment is enough to have access to one or all of our programmes.
Currently more than 100 countries, areas, and territories are eligible
Over the years the eligibility criteria has changed to better accommodate different factors. These changes also permitted more countries to be eligible to the programmes. In 2012 we had 17 countries moved from Group B (low cost access) to Group A (free access). In 2013, we had 11 new countries in Group B. In 2014, 2 new countries joined the programme.
Each year, individual publisher partners may customize the list of countries having access to their contents.

7. Eligibility (2) Eligible categories of institutions are:
national universities
research institutes
professional schools (medicine, nursing, pharmacy, public health, dentistry)
teaching hospitals
government: ministries and agencies
national medical libraries
locally based non-governmental agencies
All permanent staff members, students and faculty are entitled to access and can obtain the institutional Username and Password.
The second eligibility criteria is based on the type of institution.
HINARI does not accept registrations from individuals, but only from institutions.

8. Who is Eligible for R4L Programmes?
This slide notes the location of Group A countries (blue) and Group B countries (orange). In 2014 there are 116 countries.
The same eligibility criteria is used for all Research4Life programmes: HINARI, AGORA, OARE and ARDI.
An institution must register separately for each programme.

9. Partners Programme Partners Key Publishers
Elsevier
Springer
Wiley
Sage
Taylor & Francis
Lippincott/Williams & Wilkins
BioOne
Oxford University Press
Nature Publishing
Other science/technical/ medical publishers
Programme Partners
World Health Organization
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
United Nations Environment Programme
World Intellectual Property Organization
International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers
Yale University Library
Cornell University Mann Library
National Library of Medicine
Information Training and Outreach Centre for Africa
Librarians Without Borders®/MLA
HINARI is a public-private partnership sponsored by the World Health Organization.
Each partner contributes to a different aspect of HINARI. The complete list can be reviewed at
The partners meet at regular intervals to determine how the programmes work and develop.
Feedback from the participating institutions contributes significantly to the development of the programme:

10. HINARI Portal
This is the HINARI Portal. Through each one of the tabs, menus and links you can browse thousands of information resources.
A special version of PubMed is also included.
The same portal is also available in six languages: Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish.

11. Registration Guide
This document is a step-by-step guide to completing the Research4Life registration online for HINARI, AGORA, OARE or ARDI. 
The registration instructions are available in French and Spanish.
Following this guide will ensure faster response to all registrations for HINARI, AGORA, OARE or ARDI.
Only ONE PROGRAMME can be selected for registration at a time. You can use the registration form to register for multiple programmes that are appropriate for your institution but EACH IS A SEPARATE REGISTRATION.

12. Only one registration per institution is required.
Before registering any academic institution, please check if your organization is already registered. To do this, click on the REGISTERED UNIVERSITIES AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS link. This list is updated monthly.
If an institution is listed as registered, please approach your institutional library or Director for the Username and Password. If it is not possible to obtain this information, send an to the HINARI HelpDesk and they will provide the official contacts listed in the programme records.
Only one registration per institution is required.
The complete evaluation and processing of each registration may take one to two weeks as a large amount of registrations are regularly received. 

13. Training Materials
The HINARI Training Materials are updated twice a year. New materials are always under development or review.
In the Distance Learning courses Section, you will find a HINARI Video Series where you will learn the basics of HINARI searching. The video series was developed by Duke University.
Periodically distance learning courses are organized in English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese.

14. Thank you !!
On behalf of the Hinari Team
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