Category Archives: Open access

What if Google decides to discontinue Google Scholar?

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Since Google discontinued Google reader I have always been wondering; what if they decide to stop with Google Scholar? If you are lucky enough to have access to an university library, you should be fine. But there are also a … Continue reading →

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Check out this article ‘Let the four freedoms paradigm apply to ecology’ (but don’t get it from ScienceDirect)

Posted on May 22, 2012 by

There is an interesting letter (Let the four freedoms paradigm apply to ecology) in Trends in Ecology and Evolution by Duccio Rocchini and Markus Neteler arguing that science should use open source software. Basically, using open source software will help researchers … Continue reading →

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