Cambridge University Press contributes journals to Developing WorldResearch Initiatives

[Susan Soule <ssoule@cambridge.org>]

Posted on behalf of Tristan Collier, Cambridge UK
**With Apologies for Cross-Posting**

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

4rd October 2005, Cambridge, UK, & New York, USA

Cambridge University Press Journals are now included in the AGORA and
HINARI initiatives

In keeping with our commitments to the dissemination of knowledge
worldwide and to the nurturing of research institutions in developing
countries, Cambridge University Press is pleased to announce that our
journals are now included in the AGORA and HINARI programmes to bring
online academic content to the developing world.

Geoff Nuttall, Editorial Director for Cambridge University Press Journals,
said: "We are very pleased to be a part of these initiatives. For
generations Cambridge University Press has been active in spreading
knowledge to these regions of the world. AGORA and HINARI, being
successful operations of high integrity, will become an invaluable
component of our ongoing work in developing countries."

Over 50 leading Cambridge research journals in agriculture, bioscience,
social science, medicine, healthcare and related disciplines are now
available to over 2,000 institutions throughout the developing world.  
These titles are free of charge through these schemes:

-AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture) is a joint
initiative between the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the
United Nations and leading publishers and development organisations, to
provide online research publications in agriculture to developing
countries.

-HINARI (Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative) is a joint
initiative between the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the United
Nations and leading publishers and development organisations, to provide
online research publications in healthcare to developing countries.

Cambridge University Press is also committed to providing journal
collections to the developing world through the Electronic Information for
Libraries (eIFL) initiative. 184 Cambridge University Press Journals are
available to developing countries through the eIFL Foundation.

For more information about these schemes please go to:
AGORA: www.aginternetwork.org
HINARI: www.who.int/hinari/en/
eIFL: www.eifl.net

About Cambridge University Press Journals

Cambridge University Press publishes nearly 200 peer-reviewed academic
journals across a wide spread of subject areas, in print and online
formats. Many of these journals are the leading academic publications in
their fields and together they form one of the most valuable and
comprehensive bodies of research available today.

About Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press is the publishing division of the University of
Cambridge, one of the world?s leading research institutions and winner of
80 Nobel Prizes. Cambridge University Press is committed by its charter to
disseminate knowledge as widely as possible across the globe. It publishes
nearly 200 journals and over 2,500 books a year for distribution in more
than 200 countries.

Other links:
Cambridge Journals: www.journals.cambridge.org 
Cambridge University Press: www.cambridge.org
The University of Cambridge: www.cam.ac.uk 

For further information please contact: 

Tristan Collier
Business Development, Journals
Cambridge University Press 
The Edinburgh Building
Shaftesbury Road 
Cambridge, CB2 2RU
England, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1223 325804
tcollier@cambridge.org

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Susan Soule
Journals Marketing Manager
Cambridge University Press, Americas
ssoule@cambridge.org