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Knowledge Services & databases
COL offers several online databases and knowledge retrieval services.
The COL Knowledge Finder is the place to find documents on open and distance learning. This is the optimum technological tool for "mining" and refining the entire resource base of open and distance learning information repositories available through the Internet
COL's Information Resource Centre online catalogue, which contains a collection of resources from publishers and information providers throughout the world
New electronic additions to the Information Resource Centre, list of latest freely accessible full text electronic additions to the IRC and RSS feed for list.
Detailed Country Information: Information and statistics on each Commonwealth country is provided through data collected by COL from governmental, intergovernmental, and international organisation sources.
"Sharing our Services" , is a self-serve, web-based database that aims to connect experienced educators, retired or otherwise, with distance education organisations/institutions that could benefit from their advice, training or professional input. The programme is designed to match those distance education professionals willing to offer their services at a nominal, or preferably no-fee, basis on short-term assignments with institutions/organisations in developing Commonwealth countries that would be interested in securing their services.
COL is also content supplier for the Development Gateway - an interactive Internet portal for information and knowledge sharing on sustainable development and poverty reduction. COL is contributing information on educational developments in the field of e-learning.