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Published March 23, 2001 | public
Journal Article

Information access - Building A "GenBank" of the Published Literature

Abstract

Since the time of the great library of Alexandria, scholars have recognized the value of central repositories of knowledge. As scientists, we are particularly dependent on ready and unimpeded access to our published literature, the only permanent record of our ideas, discoveries, and research results, upon which future scientific activity and progress are based. The growth of the Internet is changing the way we access this literature, as more scientific journals produce online editions to supplement or replace printed versions. We urge journal publishers, their editors, and all working scientists to join together to create public, electronic archives of the scientific literature, containing complete copies of all published scientific papers.

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© 2001 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator.

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