Thousands of scientists run up against Elsevier’s paywall
Stunningly in NYC there is not a single medical library that offers journal access open to the general public. The only publicly accessible medical library has been described to me as primarily a &quot;historical&quot; library without journal access.<p>Columbia and NYU&#x27;s medical libraries are only open to medical school students and faculty. No undergraduates. No alumni. The New York Public Library has surprisingly good online access but is missing a number of important journals and current issues are often delayed by agreement for several months.<p>If in this nation&#x27;s largest city, current healthcare knowledge is bulkheaded from public access there is a serious problem. Whatever the publisher&#x27;s rights these knowledge and information asymmetries must not be allowed to continue.