Transcript Finding Online Information in Mathematics CIMPA School Bamako 20-21 Nov 2010 November 6, 2015 Anders Wändahl EMS-CDC.

Finding Online Information
in Mathematics
CIMPA School Bamako
20-21 Nov 2010
November 6, 2015
Anders Wändahl
EMS-CDC
Sponsors
European Mathematical Society Committee for Developing Countries
International Mathematical Union
CIMPA
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About me
Anders Wändahl
[email protected]
Not Mathematician
… but Librarian
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The planned schedule
Saturday and Sunday
09:00-13.00
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Purpose
Information on how to find online mathematics
materials effectively & efficiently in Africa
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Target groups
• Mathematicians residing in developing countries.
Several access programmes – use them or loose
them!
• Any mathematician – spread the word about the
existence of these resources!
• Generally speaking, underusage is a bigger problem
than lack of access!
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Content?
• Bibliographic databases (MathSciNet,
Zentralblatt, Open J-Gate)
• Preprints/e-prints/postprints (arXiv).
• Journals; Open Access, Retroactive Digitization,
Subsidized Access, Document Delivery…
• E-books, OpenCourseWare, Tools for writing
• Discussions…
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You are the experts!
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http://workshop.ems-cdc.org/
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