The prohibitive costs of accessing evidence online.

Full Abstract

Delivering continuing education online involves making published materials available to learners. As part of a study that examined the use of the Internet for dissemination of information, permission to provide resources online was sought from 43 publishers, of whom 36 responded. Four (11.1%) denied permission to copy their materials. Seven (19.4%) granted permission to copy articles at no cost. The remaining 25 (69.4%) granted permission for a fee, ranging from dollar 2 to dollar 410 per article. These findings highlight a need for more accessible and cost-effective online resources to meet the challenges of evidence-based programs and practice in public health.

Author information

Author/s: Edwards, Nancy (N); Lockett, Donna (D);

Affiliation: School of Nursing, Community Health Research Unit, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article

Journal: Journal of continuing education in nursing (J Contin Educ Nurs), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2004 Mar-Apr; vol 35 (issue 2) : pp 89-90

Dates: Created 2004/04/08; Completed 2004/04/30; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 15070193, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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