Free Online Access Through Funded Provisions
Residents in a number of countries or regions can access The Cochrane Library online for free through a ‘provision’ or a special scheme. These exist for the following geographic areas (click on the area name to view details):
Australia
All residents of Australia can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding provided by the Australian Government and administered byThe Department of Health and Ageing.
Canada
The 2009 pilot access for all Canadians supported by the contributions of subscribers from hospital, academic, and government libraries, and regional and provincial health library networks and consortia across Canada; with the support of The Canadian Health Libraries Association, the Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre, and the Canadian Institute for Scientific and Technical Information has now expired.
While work continues to find a secure permanent national license, individual residents in Canada are being offered personal six month trial access for free. Simply complete the online form at http://www.blackwellpublishingsurvey.com/survey/149929/17d6/or email hmansell@wiley.com with your name and full postal address.
For more information about the free trial, how to receive email alerts and a special Canadian subscription offer - click here.
New Brunswick
Access to The Cochrane Library is available for free through the electronic resources section of the New Brunswick Public Library Service (NBPLS) website to all New Brunswickers who have a public library card thanks to funding provided by the partnership involving the NBPLS, the University of New Brunswick (UNB) Libraries, and the Regional Health Authority (RHA) libraries.
Nova Scotia
Access Free to All Nova Scotians through the Public Libraries of Nova Scotia via their database pages. Paid for by the Atlantic Health Knowledge Partnership (AHKP).
Saskatchewan
All residents of Saskatchewan can access The Cochrane Library for free by using public library facilities in the province and remotely through their local library web site with a library card, thanks to funding provided by the partnership involving the Health Quality Council, The Canadian Cochrane Network and Centre (University of Saskatchewan Site Group), the Multitype Database Licensing Program, and the Saskatchewan Provincial Library.
Denmark
All residents of Denmark can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding for a national provision provided by the Ministry of Health.
Finland
Access to The Cochrane Library is available in Finland for registered users of Terveysportti-portal provided by Duodecim Medical Publications Ltd.
India
All residents of India can access the full contents of The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to sponsorship provided by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Ireland
All residents of the Republic of Ireland can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding for a national provision by The Health Research Board in Dublin. See below for details of funding in Northern Ireland.
Latin America and the Caribbean
All countries in Latin America and the Caribbean can access The Cochrane Library for free via the Virtual Health Library BIREME interface (in English, Spanish or Portuguese), thanks to funding by BIREME, the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) and the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Low-Income Countries
- The Cochrane Library (www.thecochranelibrary.com) is available with free one-click access to all residents of countries in the World Bank's list of low-income economies (countries with a gross national income (GNI) per capita of less that $1000).Access to The Cochrane Library for low-income countries is via Wiley-Blackwell IP recognition, a system which recognises the country a user is in. Access to The Cochrane Library is also available via the HINARI and INASP programmes, that provide additional support to low-income countries:
- Access to Research through HINARI – Health InterNetwork Access to Research Initiative, a partnership led by WHO. John Wiley & Sons is collaborating with HINARI to provide free access to The Cochrane Library tolow-income countries as defined by The World Bank via this gateway.
- The International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications' (INASP) Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERii) provides access to many scientific resources, including health information. In addition to the one-click access for low-income economies mentioned above, through a partnership with INASP, The Cochrane Library is providing low cost access to named research organisations in selected INASP partner countries listed at http://www.inasp.info//partner-and-network-countries. INASP also runs an extensive training program on use of The Cochrane Library and the other resources it offers its partners. Most access is online, but countries may elect to purchase DVDs . Please use the country finder on the INASP website to check if The Cochrane Library is available in your country.
New Zealand
All residents of New Zealand can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to the District Health Boards and the New Zealand Ministry of Health.
Links: New Zealand Guidelines Group and the New Zealand Branch of the Australasian Cochrane Centre.
Norway
All residents of Norway can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding for a national provision from The Norwegian Health Services Research Centre.
Link: The Norwegian Branch of the Nordic Cochrane Centre.
South African Cochrane Centre Sponsorship
The South African Cochrane Centre (SACC) offers a limited number of free access registrations to The Cochrane Library to African residents. To apply for a sponsorship please register.
Spain
All residents of Spain can access for free the Biblioteca Cochrane Plus, that includes the Spanish version of all Cochrane reviews, thanks to funding for a national provision by the Spanish Ministry of Health.
Sweden
All residents of Sweden can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to the funding provided by SBU – Statens beredning för medicinsk utvärdering/The Swedish Council on Technology Assessment in Health Care.
United Kingdom
England
All residents of England can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding provided by National Library for Health via their website www.library.nhs.uk.
Northern Ireland
All residents of Northern Ireland can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding for a national provision by The Research and Development Office in Belfast. See above for details of funding in the Republic of Ireland.
Scotland
All residents of Scotland can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding provided by NHS Education for Scotland.
Wales
All residents of Wales can access The Cochrane Library for free, thanks to funding provided by The Welsh Assembly Government.
United States
Wyoming
All residents can access The Cochrane Library for free at the state's Wyoming Libraries Database libraries which include public, community college and medical libraries thanks to funding provided by Wyoming State Legislature's Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Committee.
