1. Bioline International In the beginning - Established 1993 Why? Academic community becoming restless about price increases; communications experience, international contacts; maybe could help distribution of research information How? In collaboration with computer/biological group in Brazil who provided server and software development Email only at first - slow Later gopher Later WWW What? 15 journals/reports/newsletters

2. Bioline International 1996 - 25 journals including commercial publications. Gradually improved formatting/access/functionality; incorporated links to publicdomain databases; discussion fora; demo papers; suppliers database; online-only journals ….. 1997 - set up the Electronic Publishing Trust for Development 1998 - fewer commercial publications - more journals from developing regions 2000 - transferred management to University of Toronto at Scarborough

4. Bioline International - Commercial publishers came - and went - Developing country publishers came and stayed - Visibility steadily rising - Technology moving forward with new developments Part of the process ……...