| Sumario: | The Iraqi Virtual Science Library (IVSL) is a case study in Iraq for spanning the digital divide and supporting science education and research at universities in developing nations. The project started in 2005, when a number of Science and Technology Policy fellows from the American Association for the Advancement of Science began working with the U.S. Department of Defense and Department of State, Sun Microsystems, the United States National Academies of Sciences, and the Civilian Research and Development Foundation. With the help of generous discounts from large publishing houses, IVSL currently offers students, faculty members, and research scientists access to the full text of over 17,000 journal titles, online courses, databases, and specialized resources. It also serves seven leading Iraqi universities, the Ministry of Higher Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and a number of research institutes.
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