LATIN AMERICA SOCIAL SCIENCES COUNCIL CLACSO LATIN AMERICA

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LATIN AMERICA SOCIAL SCIENCES COUNCIL (CLACSO)

LATIN AMERICA SOCIAL SCIENCES COUNCIL (CLACSO)

LATIN AMERICA SOCIAL SCIENCES COUNCIL (CLACSO) Ø 130 research and training institutions in Ø

LATIN AMERICA SOCIAL SCIENCES COUNCIL (CLACSO) Ø 130 research and training institutions in Ø 19 countries of Latin America and the Caribbean Ø 5. 000 full-time researchers

CLACSO´s REGIONAL VIRTUAL CAMPUS Ø 20 regional research groups (teleworking) ØRegional fellowships programs (teleworking)

CLACSO´s REGIONAL VIRTUAL CAMPUS Ø 20 regional research groups (teleworking) ØRegional fellowships programs (teleworking) ØRegional courses (distance education) ØCollaborative inf. network (databases) ØCollaborative books

CLACSO members printed production Estimated annual printed production: 500 books 2000 periodical articles 10%

CLACSO members printed production Estimated annual printed production: 500 books 2000 periodical articles 10% is full-text in the Web Ø 120 books and periodical articles in CLACSO´s Virtual Library Ø Other: in institutional websites

CLACSO´s COLLABORATIVE BOOKS · Selection of subjects for regional collaborative research and regional fellowhips

CLACSO´s COLLABORATIVE BOOKS · Selection of subjects for regional collaborative research and regional fellowhips contests · Research activity and group discussion · Editorial review of research papers · E-publishing in Virtual Library (pdf) · Printed distribution

WORKING FOR SUSTAINABILITY 1980 -1990: academic networking for bibliographic databases (REDUC, BIREME, ALIDE, CLACSO,

WORKING FOR SUSTAINABILITY 1980 -1990: academic networking for bibliographic databases (REDUC, BIREME, ALIDE, CLACSO, etc. ). Regional leaders: CLADES, UNESCO, BIREME, IDRC, Red de Redes de Información de América Latina 2000: academic networking for e-publishing and e-libraries? Regional leaders: BIREME, Univ. Colima, . . . Grants: ICASUR? , UNESCO?

Overall regional needs REGIONAL RESEARCH ON E-PUBLISHING AND ELIBRARIES ØTrends / solutions review /

Overall regional needs REGIONAL RESEARCH ON E-PUBLISHING AND ELIBRARIES ØTrends / solutions review / regional needs / open standards ØGrants for regional research ØSeed-money for testing REGIONAL TRAINING ØLeaders ØEditors and librarians

Overall regional needs STANDARDS AND METHODOLOGIES ØINDEXING / METADATA/ THESAURUS ØSEARCHING TOOLS ØWEBSITE MANAGEMENT

Overall regional needs STANDARDS AND METHODOLOGIES ØINDEXING / METADATA/ THESAURUS ØSEARCHING TOOLS ØWEBSITE MANAGEMENT ØONLINE UPDATING OF VIRTUAL LIBRARY AND DATABASES ØE-COMMERCE · Small units of information · Fair revenues for all

Overall regional needs LEGAL ISSUES – INSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INITIVATIVES – DIGITAL RIGHTS

Overall regional needs LEGAL ISSUES – INSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENTS FOR COOPERATIVE INITIVATIVES – DIGITAL RIGHTS STANDARDS · Digital edition of printed documents · Born digital documents – DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT

SUSTAINABILITY!!!!! • Academic sustainability • Economic sustainability

SUSTAINABILITY!!!!! • Academic sustainability • Economic sustainability