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The '''Iraqi Virtual Science Library'''
== Background ==
▲The '''Iraqi Virtual Science Library''' was an Iraqi [[Virtual Library]] providing [[Iraq]]i [[academics]] with access to recourses via the internet. The library, launched in May 2006, initially provided access to more than one million articles from 17,000 electronic journals and other resources.<ref name="leadc">{{Cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-15066209_ITM|title=University of Maryland Scientist Leads Creation of Virtual Science Library for Iraq|accessdate=2008-09-09|date=2006-05-01|work=AScrive Science News Service}}</ref> Access to this knowledge is considered vital for the rebuilding of Iraq as it will improve the curriculum which suffered under [[Saddam Hussein]]'s regime.<ref name="consv">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theconservativevoice.com/article/14367.html|title=Virtual Library Gives Iraqi Scientists Access to Valuable Knowledge|accessdate=2008-09-09|date=2006-05-04|author=Steven Donald Smith|work=The Conservative Voice}}</ref> The library is part of the overall plan to improve access to information in Iraq.<ref name="reb">{{Cite web|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5506655|title=Rebuilding Iraqi Science|accessdate=2008-09-09|publisher=NPR|date=2006-06-23}}</ref><ref>Iraqi Libraries and Archives in Peril: Survival in a time of Invasion, Chaos, and Civil Conflict, A Report http://archnet.org/library/documents/one-document.jsp?document_id=10241</ref>
The library's creation was spearheaded by a group of [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS) fellows,<ref>AAAS News Release Virtual Library Offers Reams of Data—and Hope—to Embattled Iraqi S&T Community http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2006/0509iraq.shtml {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090531221644/http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2006/0509iraq.shtml |date=2009-05-31 }}</ref> including D.J. Patil, a scientist from the [[University of Maryland, College Park]],<ref name="djp">{{Cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16128559_ITM|title=University of Maryland Scientist Spearheads Creation of Iraqi Virtual Science Library|accessdate=2008-09-09|date=2006-07-01|work=Computers in Libraries}}</ref> in connection with [[JSTOR]].<ref name="jst">{{Cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18585010_ITM|title=JSTOR Teams up with Iraqi Virtual Science Library|accessdate=2008-09-09|date=2006-09-01|work=Information Today}}</ref><ref
The library was funded in part by the US [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]].<ref name="rec">{{Cite web|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1086404211.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021114518/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-1086404211.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2012-10-21|title=Iraqi Educators Reconnect via Virtual Library|accessdate=2008-09-09|date=2006-07-01|work=International Educator}}</ref> The National Academies of Science is also part of the collaboration.<ref name=":1">{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2013/10/the-secret-behind-iraqs-scientific-resurgence/|title=The Secret Behind Iraq's Scientific Resurgence|last=Marlow|first=Jeffrey|date=2013-10-18|magazine=Wired|access-date=2019-03-08|issn=1059-1028}}</ref>
▲The library's creation was spearheaded by a group of [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]] (AAAS) fellows,<ref>AAAS News Release Virtual Library Offers Reams of Data—and Hope—to Embattled Iraqi S&T Community http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2006/0509iraq.shtml</ref> including D.J. Patil, a scientist from the [[University of Maryland, College Park]],<ref name="djp">{{Cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-16128559_ITM|title=University of Maryland Scientist Spearheads Creation of Iraqi Virtual Science Library|accessdate=2008-09-09|date=2006-07-01|work=Computers in Libraries}}</ref> in connection with [[JSTOR]].<ref name="jst">{{Cite web|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-18585010_ITM|title=JSTOR Teams up with Iraqi Virtual Science Library|accessdate=2008-09-09|date=2006-09-01|work=Information Today}}</ref><ref name="footh">{{cite journal | author=Michael Baumann| title=Iraq Gets a Foothold in Cyberspace| journal=Information Today| year=2006| volume=23| issue=7| pages=1–46| url=http://connection.ebscohost.com/content/article/1043186788.html}}</ref>
The [[U.S. Civilian Research & Development Foundation]] (CRDF) has managed the Iraqi Virtual Science Library following its official launch in May 2006. It is part of its initiative to redirect human capital, particularly out of the weapons experts who found themselves out of work after the collapse of the Soviet Union, into entrepreneurial initiatives and collaboration.<ref name=":1" /> Continued funding has been provided by the US [[Department of State]] and the [[United States Department of Energy]].<ref>CRDF Fact Sheet: Iraqi Virtual Science Library: http://www.crdf.org/factsheets/factsheets_show.htm?doc_id=676089 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090903012158/http://www.crdf.org/factsheets/factsheets_show.htm?doc_id=676089 |date=2009-09-03 }}</ref>
In 2008, the Iraqi Virtual Science Library was expanded to provide access to all public universities in Iraq and a handful of Iraqi Ministries that are key to reconstruction efforts and future development.
==Participating Institutions==
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[[Tikrit University]]<br />
[[University of Technology, Iraq]]<br />
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[[Iraqi Academy of Science]]<br />
[[Ministry of Environment (Iraq)]]<br />
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==External links==
*[http://www.ivsl.org
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