From: Ann Shumelda Okerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 18:00:33 -0500

"The academic social network ResearchGate has taken moves to restrict
access to at least 1.7 million scholarly articles following threats of
legal action by a coalition of publishers including Elsevier and the
American Chemical Society (ACS), Times Higher Education reports today
(November 9). The change, which follows months of conflict between the
organizations, means that papers once freely available to download now
have to be requested directly from their authors."

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http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/50918/title/ResearchGate-Restricts-Access-to-Nearly-2-Million-Articles/