RE: Public library of Science
Following on from this discussion I've just had an experience where a subscription lapsed (cost savings) and now I am unable to get access to any full text even from the back numbers when we were subscribed. It seems to me that if electronic only journal holdings are to work, the publishers need more sophisticated access control. Why should a library pay the same rate (or often more) for years and then not have access to those years of holdings at a later date? Perhaps there's something to be said for paper after all! Ian Newington R&D Kodak Ltd Tel: +44-(0)20-8424-4451 FAX: +44-(0)20-8424-5788 email: ian.newington@kodak.com The views expressed in this email are my personal views and do not necessarily represent those of the company I work for. chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (un)subscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk)
Re Ian Newington's problem, this may be of relevance. ---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 16:10:50 -0400 From: Justin Spence <jrs96@ACS.ORG>
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Dr Wendy A Warr Wendy Warr & Associates, 6 Berwick Court Holmes Chapel, Cheshire CW4 7HZ, England Tel/fax +44 (0)1477 533837 wendy@warr.com http://www.warr.com -----Original Message----- From: owner-chemweb@ic.ac.uk [mailto:owner-chemweb@ic.ac.uk]On Behalf Of ian.newington@kodak.com Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 3:01 PM To: chemweb@ic.ac.uk Subject: RE: Public library of Science Following on from this discussion I've just had an experience where a subscription lapsed (cost savings) and now I am unable to get access to any full text even from the back numbers when we were subscribed. It seems to me that if electronic only journal holdings are to work, the publishers need more sophisticated access control. Why should a library pay the same rate (or often more) for years and then not have access to those years of holdings at a later date? Perhaps there's something to be said for paper after all! Ian Newington R&D Kodak Ltd Tel: +44-(0)20-8424-4451 FAX: +44-(0)20-8424-5788 email: ian.newington@kodak.com The views expressed in this email are my personal views and do not necessarily represent those of the company I work for. chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (un)subscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk) chemweb: A list for Chemical Applications of the Internet. To post to list: mailto:chemweb@ic.ac.uk Archived as: http://www.lists.ic.ac.uk/hypermail/chemweb/ To (un)subscribe, mailto:majordomo@ic.ac.uk the following message; (un)subscribe chemweb List coordinator, Henry Rzepa (mailto:rzepa@ic.ac.uk)
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