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By improving access to scholarly literature from diverse fields of science and technology, ARDI seeks to:</p> <ul class="lead"> <li>reinforce the capacity of developing countries to participate in the global knowledge economy; and</li> <li>support researchers in developing countries in creating and developing new solutions to technical challenges faced on a local and global level.</li> </ul> <div class="alert alert--info">Currently, over 100 publishers provide access to around 30,000 journals, books, and reference works for 120 developing countries and territories through ARDI.</div> <p><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180707141908/http://ardi2.wipo.int/content/en/journals.php" target="_blank"><button class="btn">Access ARDI</button></a> <a class="a-all" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180707141908/http://registration.research4life.org/register/Default.aspx?language=EN" target="_blank"><button class="btn btn-info">Request an account</button></a></p> </div> <div 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class="media-object"/></a> <div class="media-body"> <h3 class="media-heading"><a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=189">Access to leading scientific and technical journals for developing countries</a></h3> <a class="btn call-to-action" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/patents/434/wipo_pub_l434_05.pdf">Download</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--two line"> <div class="col"> <h2>Literature available through ARDI</h2> <ul class="dot__list"> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180707141908/http://ardi.wipo.int/content/en/journalList_print.php">Journals</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180707141908/http://ardi.wipo.int/content/en/browse_book_list.php?all=true">Books</a></li> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180707141908/http://ardi.wipo.int/content/en/browse_reference_source.php?all=true">Reference</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <h2 id="guide">Training materials</h2> <ul class="dot__list"> <li>Background (Module 1) <a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ardi/en/pdf/ardi_module1.pdf"><img src="/web/20180707141908im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, ARDI Background (Module 1)"/></a></li> <li>Searching strategies (Module 2) <a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ardi/en/pdf/ardi_module2.pdf"><img src="/web/20180707141908im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="pdf, ARDI Searching Strategies (Module 2)"/></a></li> <li>Eligibility & registration (Module 3) <a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ardi/en/pdf/ardi_module3.pdf"><img src="/web/20180707141908im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="pdf, ARDI Eligibility & Registration (Module 3)"/></a></li> <li>Portal (Module 4) <a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ardi/en/pdf/ardi_module4.pdf"><img src="/web/20180707141908im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="pdf, ARDI Portal (Module 4)"/></a></li> <li>Portal other resources (Module 5) <a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ardi/en/pdf/ardi_module5.pdf"><img src="/web/20180707141908im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="pdf, ARDI Portal Other Resources (Module 5)"/></a></li> <li>Training (Module 6) <a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ardi/en/pdf/ardi_module6.pdf"><img src="/web/20180707141908im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="pdf, ARDI Training (Module 6)"/></a></li> <li>Research4Life Training Portal (Module 7) <a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ardi/en/pdf/ardi_module7.pdf"><img src="/web/20180707141908im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="pdf, ARDI Research4Life Training Portal (Module 7)"/></a></li> <li>Exercises for ARDI training modules 1 to 7 <a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/ardi/en/pdf/exercises_ardi.pdf"><img src="/web/20180707141908im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="pdf, Exercises for ARDI Training Modules 1 to 7"/></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="content cols cols--three line"> <h2>Related links</h2> <div class="col"> <h3>Patents</h3> <ul class="dividers"> <li><a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/patents/en/#topics">Patent topics and issues</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/patents/en/#filing">Patent filing</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180707141908/http://www.wipo.int/patents/en/#search">Patent searching</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <h3>Access to technology information</h3> <ul 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