TWAS & OWSDW Thesis Repository February 9, 2011
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The Scholarly Publishing Unit of the Academy of Science in South Africa (ASSAf), has created an open accessible Institutional Repository(IR) for theses resulting from TWAS, the Academy of Sciences of the Developing World and OWSDW (Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World), particularly for those by African students or carried out in African institutions.
TWAS is an autonomous international organization, based in Trieste, Italy, that promotes scientific excellence for sustainable development in the South.
The repository was developed by using the DSpace software. Currently 22 theses have been loaded onto the repository covering the Heath, Medical, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, and more to be added on a monthly basis. Theses accessible on the database were produced from countries like Nigeria, Sudan, Brazil and South Africa.
The purpose of the IR is to:
a) showcase the TWAS funded research as a collection
b) make them easily accessible for the TWAS community
c) serve as a record what has been funded over the years by TWAS
d) ensure open accessibility of research to all users
To visit and search this site : http://twas.assaf.org.za:8080/jspui/
To learn more about TWAS: http://www.twas.org
