E-Publishing in Science and Healthcare: Alternative Models for Development

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2003

Abstract

The focus of this critical commentary is the role of e-commerce and the publishing industry in science and healthcare with emphasis on business models and initiatives originating in the developing as well as the developed countries. The commentary is illustrated with the following regional and national examples: (1) the Virtual Health Library created by the Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Services Information (BIREME), (2) the Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) led by Brazil, Chile and Cuba, and (3) the Cuban Medical Information Portal, INFOMED (Red Telemática de Salud en Cuba).

Identifier

33646449400 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Electronic Journal of Information Systems in Developing Countries

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1681-4835.2003.tb00070.x

e-ISSN

16814835

First Page

1

Last Page

8

Issue

1

Volume

11

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