Re: Scientific Literature

[MKIRKALDY@aol.com]

philidor11@snet.net (philidor11) writes:
    
< The article also discusses a boycott of established journals which do
 not make their contents immediately and freely available on the web.>

I don't see anyone passing up the opportunity to publish in Nature or Science 
just because the full content is not available to non-subscribers.

< End of copyright restrictions on at least one class of information, it
seems.  No more reliance on interlibrary loan or unaffordable cost for a 
single book (eventually) or journal. >

_Someone_ will have to pay for this, though.  If print journals get no 
revenue, why would they continue to publish?  The authors may end up with an 
electronic page cost that equals current print page charges, or there may be 
a fee to access the "free" information service.

Mary
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