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   Dementia (profile), Jan 26th, 2010 @ 8:02am

   
   

   So I just tried to access the article and was prevented by doing so. I did take the time to look things over and noticed there is a free option. Admittedly, I would then have to wait for a year before I could read this particular paper, but at least there is a free option.

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   Dementia (profile), Jan 26th, 2010 @ 8:03am

   
   

   Correction: So I just tried to access this article and was prevented from doing so by their registration/subscription page.

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   Digging

   

   Esahc (profile), Jan 26th, 2010 @ 8:25am

   
   

   Lead Author's Blog: Paul Courant http://paulcourant.net/ (seems like a worthy read)

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   Scientific Literacy

   

   jjmsan (profile), Jan 26th, 2010 @ 8:38am

   
   

   It would seem that with all the concern about how we are falling behind other countries in science and technology increased access would be priority. The editorial does have one great idea though. "Thus, for instance, an agency might choose to work with its stakeholder communities to provide robust public access to journal articles on publisher Web sites, rather than constructing and paying for a centrally operated repository." Put articles online rather than in a building, what an idea.

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   They seem to have gotten a wake-up call

   

   Anonymous Coward, Jan 26th, 2010 @ 8:52am

   
   

   There's now a "Read the full text" link which opens up the full article without any fol-de-rol.

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   Re: Digging

   

   Derek Bredensteiner (profile), Jan 26th, 2010 @ 9:00am

   
   

   That's much better! Seriously, not only can I actually get to that one but it's lost the "science majors only need apply" tone and the "designed in 1999" feel.

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   Open Access To Research

   

   ColonelPanik, Jan 26th, 2010 @ 9:03am

   
   

   So maybe these bright scholars should think
   about not publishing in any closed journals?

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   Re: They seem to have gotten a wake-up call

   

   Derek Bredensteiner (profile), Jan 26th, 2010 @ 9:05am

   
   

   That link still goes to a "give us money" page for me.

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   paywalls

   

   joseph franklin (profile), Jan 26th, 2010 @ 9:12am

   
   

   Alas, the same is true of Boyle's column at FT.com--shades of the dark (?) future of the NYTimes.

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    Anonymous Coward, Jan 26th, 2010 @ 9:21am

    
    

    http://science.house.gov/press/PRArticle.aspx?NewsID=2710

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    Re: Re: They seem to have gotten a wake-up call

    

    Rasmus, Jan 26th, 2010 @ 9:55am

    
    

    I managed to register for free and access the article.

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