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Article: STATE DEPT.: U.S. OFFICIALS LAUNCH IRAQI VIRTUAL SCIENCE LIBRARY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 4, 2006
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The U.S. Department of State's International Information Programs issued the following press release:
By Cheryl Pellerin Washington File Staff Writer
U.S. officials, scientists and publishers launched the Iraqi Virtual Science Library (IVSL) May 3, a digital portal that gives the Iraqi science and engineering community free online access to millions of scientific journal articles and other resources.
At the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, Paula Dobriansky, under secretary of state for democracy and global affairs, and Kenneth Krieg, under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, joined Samir Mohamed Al-Sumaydi, ambassador of Iraq to the United States, in ...