Problem
Inaccessible scientific information
Other Names:
Inadequate distribution of scientific researchProhibitive cost of science journals
Nature:
Current methods of distributing scientific information have caused critical hardship to research workers in most countries of the world. Quality scientific information is being produced, but only a tiny fraction of the potential users can afford to buy and use this information.
Incidence:
In Romania, for example, the only complete collection of Chemical Abstracts exists in the capital city, Bucharest, although universities and chemical research institutes are located in five other cities. The Houben-Weyl Methoden der organischen Chemie, important for any research in chemical synthesis, has more than 50 volumes with each volume priced at approximately US $2000. Recent volumes are practically unavailable in many countries, and many libraries have stopped subscribing to the well-known Gmelin and Beilstein series as well.
Broader Problems:
Excessive costs Narrower Problems:
Inhibited field work Aggravates:
Inappropriate information solicitationLack of non-governmental organization involvement in biodiversity conservation Subject(s):
Commerce → Purchasing, supplyingInformation → Information
Information → Periodicals
Research, Standards → Research
Science → Science
Societal Problems → Inadequacy
Transportation, Telecommunications → Distribution
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST