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>Interesting contrast: a large number of critical Ebola research was inaccessible during the outbreak, and even today downloading a single paper could cost $45:
by giarc 7y ago
>Interesting contrast: a large number of critical Ebola research was inaccessible during the outbreak, and even today downloading a single paper could cost $45: a steep price for a healthcare worker in Liberia.
The internet has led me to believe that the authors are allowed to distribute copies to anyone that requests one. If true, it seems those in Liberia just need that info rather than the money.
- wyattpeak 7y agoI would imagine that during an outbreak researchers don't have a lot of time or patience to respond to hundreds of requests for their work. I suspect further that publishers would be less cool if they found you were sending out copies by the hundred, rather than a few times, but that's probably a question better answered by researchers.