Acubriefs will be free no longer?

[Guest guest]

Dear Acubriefs team (Peggy, James), and All,

 

It is with deep regret that I note the change in status of Acubriefs from a

FREE to a commercial service. I plead with you to reconsider, and

reverse, if possible, your decision to go commercial.

 

Although the annual fee for registration is reasonable, many

professionals in developing countries CANNOT AFFORD to pay ANY

membership fees. Also, the hassle of registration and remembering

login IDs and Passwords puts off casual searchers.

 

The notice below is double-speak for: " Acubriefs users must register

and pay a fee for services in the future " .

 

Acubriefs was one of the very few data sources on acupuncture

literature that was FREE to the public and to acupuncture professionals.

If the service requires a fee, it will put it out of reach of many

professionals who need access to up-to-date literature.

 

The Acubriefs team must have funding to maintain a high quality

service, but I plead with them to seek such funding from the industry

(laser / needle / acupuncture equipment suppliers, textbook suppliers,

etc) and to leave their literature services totally free to professionals and

the public.

 

Best regards,

 

HOME + WORK: 1 Esker Lawns, Lucan, Dublin, Ireland

Tel: (H): +353-(0) or (M): +353-(0)

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EXCERPTS from the February-March 2006 Acubriefs Newsletter:

 

" You may have noticed some changes to Acubriefs at

http://www.acubriefs.com/ . We are introducing Memberships as a new

way that our users can support and benefit from Acubriefs.

 

Memberships will allow you to get access to the most up-to-date

references.Members will receivetimely newsletters with helpful links and

abstracts of newly published articles. Only members will now have

access to the online acupuncture manual.

 

.... Membership Services include: * Access to the most current

Citations, updated at least monthly. * Newsletter with Links and

specifics of new citations. * Online Acupuncture Manual * 10%

Discount on Library Services. * (1) Free Database Search on the

Comprehensive In-House Database (Only for individual annual

memberships) ... We will continue to make our online database

available for free searches at our Search Page at:

http://www.acubriefs.com/search.htm but it will be updated less

frequently than before. Only Members will be able to search the

database with the most up-to-date references. "

 

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