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This section has been specially designed to provide librarians with information about BioMed Central's subscription products and services aimed specifically at the biology and medical research community.
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As the pioneer of open access publishing and an official sponsor of Open Access Week 2012, BioMed Central participated in various activities around the globe for Open Access Week and beyond.
Open Access Week (organized by SPARC® and now entering its sixth year) is a global opportunity for the academic and research community to enhance their knowledge of the benefits of open access, to share what they've learned with colleagues, and to inspire wider participation in making open access the norm in scholarship and research.
UK government supports open access
In line with the UK government’s commitment to free and open access to publicly-funded research, Universities and Science Minister David Willetts recently announced a £10 million cash injection to the top 30 UK research-intensive institutions, to aid the transition to open access and compliance with the new Research Council UK Open Access Policy.
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Membership
The Membership Program allows institutions to actively support open access by removing some or all of the financial cost from the individual author, when publishing in a BioMed Central, Chemistry Central or SpringerOpen journal.
"Each year, Glasgow University staff publish a growing number of articles in BioMed Central journals, knowing that the journals are of high quality and that their work will reach the widest possible audience."
Tony Kidd, University of Glasgow
"The Supporter's Membership scheme is considered to be very good value for money by the University of Cambridge; our academic community publishes many articles on BioMed Central and the Membership scheme provides a substantial discount (thereby freeing up resources for research and other requirements). The Membership has been straightforward and easy to set up and requires very little administrative effort. It is highly likely that the University of Cambridge will renew Membership of this scheme for the foreseeable future."
Chad Pillinger, University of Cambridge
Open Repository
Builds and maintains repositories for institutions, enabling them to have their own branded repository without the logistical complexities that an in-house solution brings.
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"Only praise the staff for being extremely helpful and supportive both during the establishment of the repository and subsequently with various modifications. Very impressive service."
Tony Reid, Medécins Sans Frontières
Subscription products
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- Stem Cell Research & Therapy
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