Comments on: Real Open Access http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/real-open-access.html The Project: Open and Integrated Structure and Text Search Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:13:14 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: will http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/real-open-access.html/comment-page-1#comment-114 will Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:25:39 +0000 http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/?p=13#comment-114 I'm not trying to say that the Open Access movement is not responsible for many good changes. Obviously if a service is marketed as free or open and you still have to pay I agree that deserves to be criticised. But we see many services that do provide data for free facing scathing criticism for not being open and I just think that's crazy. I’m not trying to say that the Open Access movement is not responsible for many good changes. Obviously if a service is marketed as free or open and you still have to pay I agree that deserves to be criticised. But we see many services that do provide data for free facing scathing criticism for not being open and I just think that’s crazy.

]]> By: baoilleach http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/real-open-access.html/comment-page-1#comment-112 baoilleach Tue, 27 Nov 2007 10:27:46 +0000 http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/?p=13#comment-112 So where was the free full-text access before the Open Access movement? So where was the free full-text access before the Open Access movement?

]]> By: will http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/real-open-access.html/comment-page-1#comment-109 will Sun, 25 Nov 2007 12:55:12 +0000 http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/?p=13#comment-109 Hi, I am no expert but you can try these: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b202689a (then under Free Access click "PDF" to avoid paying for the article) http://www.ijrr.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-198&slc_lang=en&sid=1 (click full text PDF at the bottom) http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/search/jwet?pubs=&pube=&d1=ti&dp1=&dif2=and&d2=au&dp2=&dif3=and&d3=ab&dp3=&dif4=and&d4=ke&dp4=&dif5=and&d5=te&dp5=irradiation&dif6=and&d6=te&dp6=&alang=all&rev=all&pl=20&search=Search (these should all be free PDFs) Good luck Hi, I am no expert but you can try these:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b202689a (then under Free Access click “PDF” to avoid paying for the article)

http://www.ijrr.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-198&slc_lang=en&sid=1 (click full text PDF at the bottom)

http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/search/jwet?pubs=&pube=&d1=ti&dp1=&dif2=and&d2=au&dp2=&dif3=and&d3=ab&dp3=&dif4=and&d4=ke&dp4=&dif5=and&d5=te&dp5=irradiation&dif6=and&d6=te&dp6=&alang=all&rev=all&pl=20&search=Search (these should all be free PDFs)

Good luck

]]> By: sara http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/real-open-access.html/comment-page-1#comment-108 sara Sun, 25 Nov 2007 08:47:03 +0000 http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/?p=13#comment-108 iam master student making my first steps in my own master progect i need information about water treatment by radiation or water treatment by gamma ray or water treatment by irradiation or water treatment by electron beam iam master student making my first steps in my own master progect
i need information about water treatment by radiation
or water treatment by gamma ray
or water treatment by irradiation
or water treatment by electron beam

]]> By: ChemSpiderMan http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/real-open-access.html/comment-page-1#comment-107 ChemSpiderMan Sun, 25 Nov 2007 01:27:09 +0000 http://www.chemspider.com/open-chemistry-web/?p=13#comment-107 What you've hit on here is in alignment with my own views regarding providing solutions to problems for scientists. Over the past few months there have been a lot of commentaries regarding ChemSpider not being Open Access and of late that the data are not Open Data. There have been statements that it should be closed down because it is not built on Open Source and that the quality was far from perfect. Meanwhile, despite the ongoing negativity, the number of users continues to grow, the number of daily transactions is increasing, the capabilities of the APIs have been expanded to allow others to connect to us should they wish, the number of depositors increases and uses are getting access to more capabilities without charge. This is Free Access and, in my opinion, just as important as Open Access. I'm proud that we are doing what we are doing...and we are being acknowledged for it. While there have been naysayers we are happy to listen to their comments, review for areas we can improve and go to work. Keep up your efforts and stay true to vision of providing a valuable service. It's VALID! What you’ve hit on here is in alignment with my own views regarding providing solutions to problems for scientists. Over the past few months there have been a lot of commentaries regarding ChemSpider not being Open Access and of late that the data are not Open Data. There have been statements that it should be closed down because it is not built on Open Source and that the quality was far from perfect. Meanwhile, despite the ongoing negativity, the number of users continues to grow, the number of daily transactions is increasing, the capabilities of the APIs have been expanded to allow others to connect to us should they wish, the number of depositors increases and uses are getting access to more capabilities without charge. This is Free Access and, in my opinion, just as important as Open Access. I’m proud that we are doing what we are doing…and we are being acknowledged for it. While there have been naysayers we are happy to listen to their comments, review for areas we can improve and go to work. Keep up your efforts and stay true to vision of providing a valuable service. It’s VALID!

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