1. Building National Capacities for Virtual Science Libraries Charles E. Dunlap, Ph.D. CRDF Global Arlington, Virginia

2. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Summary With good advice, available technologies, and feasible budgets, countries can use their existing resources to build capacity to overcome barriers to knowledge access and dissemination.

3. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Outline Iraq Virtual Science Library Case Study Challenges in Establishing New VSLs

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5. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Article Search and Download

6. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Journal Title Search

7. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Number of Articles in IVSL Articles

8. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org IVSL Users 2006 to 2009

9. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org IVSL Users 2006 to 2012

10. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org IVSL Monthly Downloads

11. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Downloads by Article Source Downloads

12. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Publications by Iraqi Scientists

13. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Afghanistan VSL

14. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Algeria VSL

15. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Armenia VSL

16. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Morocco VSL

17. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org VSL Open

18. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Challenges Developing Adequate Journal Collections Providing Users with Effective Access Improving Visibility of National Research Administrative & Bureaucratic Hurdles

19. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Developing Journal Collections Research4Life Journal Coverage

20. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Developing Journal Collections

21. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Effective Access Mechanisms VSL (LibHub)Google ScholarScienceDirectWeb of Science Search Journals + Repositories ~xx All Results Available as Full-text x~x Display All Results x Boolean search across all fields x Browse Journals and Physical Holdings xxx Administrative Tools for Librarians xxx Built-in National Usage Metrics xxx

22. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Improving Visibility of Research Authorship Trainings OAI Repositories Open Access Publishing

23. Building Capacity for Virtual Science Libraries crdfglobal.org Administrative Hurdles Algeria: negotiation, bidding, & payment Morocco: staffing; ministry cooperation Armenia: building & optimizing collection Afghanistan: institutional coordination