Jennifer Beal
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Wiley
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Wiley-Blackwell and The Cochrane Collaboration introduce free one-click access to The Cochrane Library for low-income countries
Chichester, UK, December 20, 2007 — Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc (NYSE: JWa), (NYSE: JWb), and The Cochrane Collaboration, the not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving healthcare decision-making globally, today announced that they had made The Cochrane Library available with free one-click access to all residents of countries in the World Bank’s list of low-income economies (countries with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of less that $1000).
“Half the world’s population can now access The Cochrane Library with one click into the homepage. Free access to low-income countries is available directly via www.thecochranelibrary.com and HINARI as well as through INASP beginning in January 2008,” said Nick Royle, CEO, The Cochrane Collaboration. “We believe giving easy access to Cochrane Reviews to these countries is an invaluable service and demonstrates our commitment to the dissemination of information to low- and middle-income economies. This is a priority for both The Cochrane Collaboration and Wiley-Blackwell, and we are delighted to be doing this together.”
“The Cochrane Library provides essential information for healthcare decision makers all over the world, and we want to make it accessible to those in low-income countries where this information will be most valuable,” said Deborah Pentesco-Gilbert, Associate Editorial Director, The Cochrane Library. “You don’t even have to sign up, it’s quick, instant access to vital information. Improving online access to medical information for low-income countries is part of our strategy to increase access to information and Wiley-Blackwell participates in several programs that promote scientific research and development, but this is the first time that access is provided directly from our own platform.”
Access to The Cochrane Library for low-income countries will be via Wiley-Blackwell IP recognition, a system which recognises the country a user is in. Several other counties and regions already have access to this service, which is paid for by government agencies or external organisations; this includes residents of Australia, India, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, among others.
About The Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library contains high quality health care information, including Systematic Reviews from The Cochrane Collaboration. These Reviews bring together research on the effects of health care and are considered the gold standard for determining the relative effectiveness of different interventions. The Cochrane Collaboration (http://www.cochrane.org) is a UK registered international charity and the world's leading producer of systematic Reviews. It has been demonstrated that Cochrane Systematic Reviews are of comparable or better quality and are updated more often than the Reviews published in print journalsª.
About Wiley-Blackwell
Wiley-Blackwell was formed in February 2007 as a result of the acquisition of Blackwell Publishing Ltd. by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., and its merger with Wiley’s Scientific, Technical, and Medical business. Together, the companies have created a global publishing business with deep strength in every major academic and professional field. Wiley-Blackwell publishes approximately 1,400 scholarly peer-reviewed journals and an extensive collection of books with global appeal. For more information on Wiley-Blackwell, please visit www.blackwellpublishing.com or http://interscience.wiley.com.
For more information about how Wiley-Blackwell provides access to content in the developing world, please visit http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/librarians/developing_countries.asp.
About Wiley
Founded in 1807, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. has been a valued source of information and understanding for 200 years, helping people around the world meet their needs and fulfill their aspirations. Since 1901, Wiley and its acquired companies have published the works of more than 350 Nobel laureates in all categories: Literature, Economics, Physiology or Medicine, Physics, Chemistry and Peace.
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ª Jadad AR, Cook DJ, Jones A, Klassen TP, Tugwell P, Moher M, et al. Methodology and reports of systematic Reviews and meta-analysies: a comparison of Cochrane Reviews with articles published in paper-based journal.
