Online Databases
Source: The Washington Post
“Free Web Research Link Closed Under Pressure From Pay Sites”
This article discusses the shutdown of PubScience. From the article, “The decision alarmed researchers in and out of the federal government, who worry that services operated by other federal agencies might be forced to give way to private gatekeepers that would control access to information and research, much of which was created with public money. Government agencies maintain extensive databases and search engines for information on medicine, agriculture, finance and other disciplines.” This article goes on to note the Federal Computer Week article (see last Thursday’s VAS&ND postings) about the SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association) targeting two other databases. Since I posted the FCW story last week, I’ve heard through a reliable grapevine Global Legal Information Network is one of the targets. I’ve also received a conflicting report that Agricola is the other target. Only time will tell. Stay tuned.
See Also: SIIA News Release on the PubScience closure.

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