Public Access Week: Personal Summary
The new NIH Public Access policy started this past Monday. Fellow Nature Networker Graham Steel has summarized this week's reaction of the blogosphere. I would like to highlight some of the discussions we had...
Martin Fenner
Public Access Week: Who could read my papers?
I did a little experiment to figure out whether the full-text versions of my last 15 papers (published between 1997-2008) are available online. The result: * 3 papers available for everybody * 10 papers only available...
Public Access Week: How do we do it in Germany?
Starting this week, papers submitted from NIH-funded research have to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after publication. But what is the current situation in Germany, especially mandatory Open Access? The Berlin...
Public Access Week: New NIH Public Access Policy starts Today
Around Christmas, mandatory open access for NIH-funded research was signed into law: The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them...
What can Erythopoetin do for you?
Erythropoietin is an effective drug to increase your number of red blood cells. It is primarily used in anemic patients with cancer and on dialysis, but it is also popular with athletes that want to (illegally)...
Pubmed and other Annoyances in the Paper Writing Process
Anna's recent post about her struggles with Pubmed searches reminded me that there is still a lot that could and should be done to improve the paper (or thesis) writing process. This is my...