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Books With Wings
Originally called the Kabul Medical Library Project, Books With Wings
has connected Canadian university students and donated medical books
to the Al-Beeruny University medical library in Afghanistan.
URL: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/units/radiology/Kabul/index.html
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United
States Book Exchange (USBE)
The United States Book Exchange (USBE) supplies back issues of scholarly
periodicals, trade journals, popular magazines and other serials to
libraries worldwide. Each week USBE sets aside hundreds of bound volumes
and thousands of unbound issues of periodicals for free distribution
to libraries in developing countries and libraries in all other locations
that have severe budgetary problems. Included in the selection are
periodicals in all academic fields as well as magazines of popular
interest.
URL: http://www.usbe.com
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Books
Beyond Borders
Books Beyond Borders is dedicated to improving educational opportunities
in developing countries throughout the world. Proceeds from book sales
help fund school building projects and other education initiatives.
URL: http://booksbeyondborders.com
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World
Health Organization Health Literature Exchange
The International Health Literature Exchange is an international exchange
of health science and related publications, including books and periodicals.
The exchange operates between individual libraries, connecting libraries
in the developed world with those in developing countries.
URL: http://www.who.int/library/country/hle/en
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World
Health Organization Blue Trunk Libraries Program
The Blue Trunk Library has been developed by the Library of the World
Health Organization (WHO) for district health centres in Africa. The
collection, which is organized according to major subjects, contains
more than one hundred books on medicine and public health. The books
are collected by librarians at the WHO, rather than donations.
URL: http://www.who.int/ghl/mobile_libraries/en/
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Health
InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI)
The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative (HINARI), was
set up by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO work together
with major publishers to ensure 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.
URL: http://www.who.int/hinari/en/
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International
Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP)
The International Network for the Availablity of Scientific Publications
(INASP) aims to assist with information access and distribution to
drive sustainable and equitable development. They are a networking
organisation which aims to improve information access for sustainable
development by sharing, networking, supporting local publishing, and
training information professionals.
URL: http://www.inasp.info
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Better
World Books
Better World Books is a U.S. organization that capitalizes on the
value of the book to fund and support literacy initiatives locally,
nationally, and around the world. Better World Books continues to
be the leader in converting donated books into funding that supports
world literacy efforts. In addition to its college and university
textbook drives, Better World Books now works with libraries and other
book sources with the goal of promoting literacy.
URL: http://www.betterworldbooks.com/
