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17 November 2003 PDF (390 kB) 
Editorial
Boycott highlights Open Access alternatives. A group of US academics have called for a boycott of Cell Press.
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Feature
Electronic access should have relieved librarians of the spiralling cost of academic publications. Instead, librarians are now embroiled in negotiations with publishers who demand high prices for electronic site licenses. Open Access Now talked to Beverlee French, Director for Shared Digital Collections at the California Digital Library.
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Research news from BioMed Central journals
Walruses are 'right-flippered', according to research published in BMC Ecology.
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Poor prognosis linked to BRCA1 mutation
Breast cancer patients have a lower chance of long-term survival if they carry an inherited mutation in the BRCA1 gene, according to research published in Breast Cancer Research.
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News
European institutions support Open Access with the 'Berlin Declaration'.
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An Open Access author speaks...
David Levitt
University of Minnesota
David Levitt shares his views about Open Access publishing.
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