Free and Open Access Links: Information Communication Technology (ICT)

Information about ICT specific online resources that are open access so available to all researchers and ICT specific online resources that are freely available to researchers in developing and emerging countries.


Association for Information Systems
Full access to the Journal of the Association of Information Systems. The Association for Information Systems (AIS) founded in 1994, is a professional organization whose purpose is to serve as the premier global organization for academics specializing in Information Systems.

Current Cites 
Good annotated online bibliography of selected articles, books, and digital documents on information technology; also offers an article search.

Ebrary
Ebrary's Library Center currently includes more than 120 full-text books spanning topics such as digital library development, general collection development, and the history of libraries and librarianship, as well as illustrated guides from the Library of Congress.

E-Resources Management Handbook
The ERMH is an open access publication on e-resource management (ISBN: 0-9552448-0-3; 13-digit version: 978-0-9552448-0-3). It forms a valuable and comprehensive guide for the entire information industry, and will continue to grow as new chapters are commissioned to address hot topics as they arise.

LearnLink 
Funded by USAID, LearnLink uses information, communication and educational technologies to strengthen learning systems essential for sustainable development. Offers a good range of online resources that pertain to the use of modern communication technology and multimedia, including computer assisted instruction, distance education, community communication centres, and e-commerce online.

Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography
The Scholarly Electronic Publishing Bibliography (SEPB) presents selected English-language articles, books, and other printed and electronic sources that are useful in understanding scholarly electronic publishing efforts on the Internet. Most sources have been published between 1990 and the present; however, a limited number of key sources published prior to 1990 are also included. Where possible, links are provided to works that are freely available on the Internet, including e-prints in disciplinary archives and institutional repositories. Note that e-prints and published articles may not be identical.

TerraLib
TerraLib is a GIS classes and functions library, available from the Internet as open source, allowing a collaborative environment and its use for the development of multiple GIS tools. Its main aim is to enable the development of a new generation of GIS applications, based on the technological advances on spatial databases. TerraLib is free software available to any users wishing to download it.