REPORT OCTOBER 2016

3. Day Two – 18 th October 2016
3.1. Morning Sessions
Chair: Dr. Grace Ajuwon
Plenary Session: Kimberly Parker
Hinari: Reflections on the past! Focus on the future
Research for Life (R4L) is a resource
with free or very low cost access to
online journals and books to low or
middle income countries. Hinari was
its founding programme and
continues to be the most accessed
programme to date. Research for
Life provides free material to
managed refugee camps especially those managed by UNHCR. It
partners with several institutions to provide information on health,
agriculture, environment, innovation and technology. It will soon
provide access to legal information through its partnership with
ILO. It does not provide access to individuals.
Results from a user survey were shared indicating that while usage
of Hinari had gone down, it was a resource still required by the
librarians and their users.
Comments and Questions
1. To encourage accessibility, Hinari can provide a
password to both the institutional head and the
Librarian/information professional.
2. One of the participants reported that in his institution
the more junior researchers are using Hinari unlike the
senior researchers who are not that tech savvy.
3. Hinari plans to create a “Suggestion area” on the website
where users can share experiences across institutions.
4. Hinari is currently accessible until 2020, but it is also
working on extended access and hopes that librarians
will keep supporting its work and availability.
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