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Hypothetically; Elsevier closes today. What happens to their mountains of papers? I (and many others) constantly mine their journals for old experimental data
by acadien 13y ago
Hypothetically; Elsevier closes today. What happens to their mountains of papers?
I (and many others) constantly mine their journals for old experimental data. Don't get me wrong I'll be dancing on their grave when they close. I'm just concerned the old journals will get sold off to the next big publication house, or worse, get shuttered and closed off for everyone.
Edit: It occurs to me many universities have copies of the old journals and could setup their own sites to host it as soon as copyright isn't an issue.
- mrstew 13y ago> It occurs to me many universities have copies of the old journals and could setup their own sites to host it as soon as copyright isn't an issue Yep, this is what CLOCKSS (http://www.clockss.org/clockss/Home http://www.clockss.org/clockss/Home) is for.