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Congratulations on your forward looking approach to Web publishing
and copyright. I was particularly interested to learn that the BMJ is to
form the start of a JSTOR medical collection. Having recently read the BMJ
from 1858 to 1888 I know what a valuable resource a digital BMJ will be to
medical and other historians.
As commercial healthcare struggles amidst multiple Dark Ages
influences; mindless convention, monetary focus in limited science,
disrespect for fundamental biologic ecology among others it is wonderful
to read BMJ offers the gifts of it's discussions ever more broadly.
Thoughtful and sometimes vibrant voices are contained therein. Good Show..
Digitisation of early BMJ
Congratulations on your forward looking approach to Web publishing
and copyright. I was particularly interested to learn that the BMJ is to
form the start of a JSTOR medical collection. Having recently read the BMJ
from 1858 to 1888 I know what a valuable resource a digital BMJ will be to
medical and other historians.
Competing interests: No competing interests