By bringing many OA-related lists together in one place, OAD makes it easier for everyone to discover them, use them for reference, and update them.

UNESCO: Global Open Access Portal

They were named after the British Queen in 1855 by Scottish explorer David Livingstone, but their local name of "Mosi-oa-Tunya" -- meaning "the smoke that thunders"-- is far more descriptive.

CNN: Victoria Falls ... without the bungee jumping

The falls straddle the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, in the heart of two national parks -- the Mosi-oa-Tunya park on the Zambian side and the Victoria Falls park in Zimbabwe, which collectively form a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

CNN: Victoria Falls ... without the bungee jumping

Nidae Al-Ryadh of Free Access to Scientific and Technical Information was the first Arabic declaration in support of OA by the participants in the Second Gulf-Maghreb Scientific Congress (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 25-26, 2006), which calls for free access to all scientific literature on the internet.

UNESCO: Global Open Access Portal

Thus the guidelines are not prescriptive in nature, but are suggestive to facilitate knowledge-based decision-making to adopt OA policies and strengthen national research systems.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN TASHKENT

Open Access experts from universities, specialized non-governmental organizations, UN agencies and publishing houses will gather together to deliberate on the strategy, present the global trends in OA and identify opportunities to improve access to peer-reviewed research information to all.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Open Access (OA) is the provision of free access to peer-reviewed, scholarly and research information to all.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The publication will be useful to both the beginners as well as experienced in the world of Open Access, and will assist the decision-makers, administrators and research managers to focus on OA policy development.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN TASHKENT