Comment. At first glance Alpha looks like any other free search engine. But it returns direct answers, sometimes with graphs of relevant data, not just links to pages which might contain answers. I'm looking forward to its launch next month. This kind of service --from humans or machines-- is what I meant (in an article last summer) by solving the last-mile problem for knowledge.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 4/29/2009 12:27:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.
