Table 1

Response by publisher to request to provide access to Pdf articles or extracts Pdf electronic articles were stored on a secure server accessed by a link (URL) that was password-protected. Extracts include quotes, diagrams, figures and tables. Both the URL and the extracts were to be included in password protected web pages and the course CD-ROM. Figures in brackets refer to numbers of publishers.

Number of requests (publishers)

Permission, no fee

Refused

Fee requested

No response

Pdf articles

67 (16)

50 (8)

8 (6)

7 (1)

2 (1)

Extracts

105 (35)

84 (20)

4 (3)

4 (2)

13 (11)

Total

172 (43)

134 (23)

12 (8)

11 (3)

15 (12)

Note: Further detailed information is available on request from the corresponding author.

Langlois et al. BMC Medical Education 2004 4:7   doi:10.1186/1472-6920-4-7