Research4Life – Country Connectors
Since 2002, Research4Life has provided researchers at more than 11,500 institutions in more than 125 low- and middle-income countries with free or low-cost online access to up to 203,000 leading journals and books. As a founding partner, Elsevier contributes 13% of the peer reviewed resources in Research4Life, encompassing ScienceDirect, Scopus, ClinicalKey and Embase.
What we do
The Research4Life Country Connectors project focuses on strengthening the capacity of information use and management and build communities of evidence users within national and regional settings – supporting user communities at local level by building local networks and partnerships. The program currently focuses on Bhutan, Ghana, United Republic of Tanzania, Angola, Uganda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Kenya, Ukraine, El Salvador, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kyrgyzstan and Republic of Moldova.
How we deliver
The Country Connectors work on a range of activities, including coordinating knowledge sharing and creating a community of ambassadors, delivering presentations and training about the project at key events, and communicating with local stakeholders.
Research4Life Master Training has been developed for the Connectors, to support their country workplans and communications plans, including methods for outreach to low using and unusing institutions, addressing user queries and translating information to local languages, addressing user queries and translating information to local languages.
Meet the Country Connectors
Latin American Region
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Julio Cesar Bailon Salguero
IT Specialist, Consorcio de Bibliotecas Universitarias de El Salvador
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Irma López
Technical Coordinator, Consorcio de Bibliotecas Universitarias de El Salvador
Asian Region
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Chhime Rinzin
Library Assistant & Acting Chief Librarian, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
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Dorji Choden
Library Assistant I, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
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Phuntsho Norbu
Chief Librarian, Khesar Gyalpo University of Medical Sciences of Bhutan
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Aigul Ozonova
Academician, National Centre of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Kyrgyzstan
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Azat Bolotbek uulu
Scientific Researcher, National Centre of Cardiology and Internal Medicine, Kyrgyzstan
European Region
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Silvia Ciubrei
Deputy Director, Scientific Medical Library, Nicolae Testemitanu University, Moldova
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Svetlana Erhan
Nicolae Testemitanu University, Moldova
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Marharyta Tsiura
Visiting Fellow, Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine)
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Olena Rachynska,
Head, Department of Electronic Information Resources, State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine
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Tetiana Yaroshenko
Deputy Director for Research & International Cooperation, State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine
African Region
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António Wilson de Fatima Fernandes
Network Administrator, Universidade Katyavala Bwila, Angola
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Edilson Junqueira Cassanga Canõma
Universidade Katyavala Bwila, Angola
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Bintu Ndusha
Lecturer, Université Évangélique en Afrique, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Gustave Mushagalusa Nachigera
Rector, Université Évangélique en Afrique, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Eric Amponsah Amoaful
University Librarian, Academic City University, Ghana
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Miriam Akeriwe
University Librarian, University of Energy & Natural Resources, Ghana
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Arnold Mwanzu
Chairman, KLISC; Associate Professor & Regional Librarian East Africa, Aga Khan University, Kenya
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Penninah Musangi
Treasurer, KLISC, University Librarian, Amref International University, Kenya
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Stanislaus Litsalia Agava
Secretary, KLISC, Kenya
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Stephen Browne
Dean of Library Services, African Methodist Episcopal University, Liberia
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Mandiaye Ndiaye
Head, Reference & Continuing Resources Management Service, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal
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Tamsir Thiam
Librarian, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Senegal
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Patricia Yandi Conteh
Librarian II, University of Sierra Leone
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Thomas Philip Songu
Director of ICT, Sierra Leone Research & Education Network, Sierra Leone
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Caroline Kobusingye
Head Periodicals, Makerere University, Uganda
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Faith Akiteng
Head Periodicals, Makerere University, Uganda
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Agatha Mashindano
Librarian, University of Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania
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Grace Msoffe
Librarian, Senior Lecturer & Director of Library Services, University of Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania
Over the years, the Elsevier Foundation has played a key role in supporting capacity building for Research4Life, providing substantial funding to support training since 2008. This includes funds for the first FAO-led training MOOC.
Our contribution also includes and a decade of support for the Medical Library Association’s Librarians without Borders® program supporting 20 training grants for librarians and 90 training workshops in 42 countries.
