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UNU e-Newsletter Issue 17. July 2006 Electronic journals, databases and encyclopaedias accessible through the Internet, are efficient research and reference tools. We all become a part of virtual libraries, clients benefiting from vast research information and knowledge deposited. Efforts by specialized United Nations System of Organizations such as WHO, FAO and UNESCO, along with major publishers, enable researchers, experts, students and professionals in developing countries to have free or low cost access to biomedical, health sciences, agriculture and environmental sciences literature. Much of this material has only recently been adapted for electronic journal and database programmes. The following three programmes may be beneficial for the readers: HINARI (The Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative) This site was developed within the framework of the Health InterNetwork introduced by the UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan at the UN Millennium Summit and launched in 2002. The homepage is available in six UN official languages. Over 2,000 journals are offered by more than 70 publishers. The homepage is accessible at http://www.who.int/hinari/en/ AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture) A sister programme of HINARI launched in 2003. A collection of 849 journals to institutions in 69 developing countries are provided with free access. The homepage is accessible at http://www.aginternetwork.org/en/index.php EOLSS (Encyclopaedia of Life Support Systems) This is a project
coordinated by UNESCO-EOLSS Joint Committee. Over 7,000 scholars from over
100 countries have contributed to EOLSS. It is made available free of charge
to universities in least developed countries listed by the United Nations and
disadvantaged individuals worldwide. Universities from developing countries
are offered an appropriate discount. The homepage is accessible at http://www.eolss.net/ This
newsletter is a quarterly bulletin made possible with the support of
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