DUSHANBE, October 4, 2012, Asia-Plus — Tajikistan’s network of researchers will gain an important new resource with the launch of the Tajikistan Virtual Science Library (VSL) on October 8, the U.S. Embassy in Dushanbe said.
The Tajikistan VSL is a website that provides free and easy access to more than 10 million full-text research articles.
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), the site is part of a larger program of technical consultations and trainings organized by the Academy of Sciences, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Health, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, DOE/NNSA, and CRDF Global.
After the launch, seminars will familiarize the academic community with the operation of the website, its contents, and its use in research. An extensive national workshop series is planned for 2013 to ensure that users and librarians throughout the country derive the full benefit from the program.
