"The Internet has changed scientific publishing in many ways, some good and some bad. No one would deny that it is easier to find papers on a particular subject than ever before. Looking up papers in Index Medicus or by browsing Current Contents has long been replaced by online searches on Medline or even Google Scholar. This has not necessarily improved our understanding of the literature, but it certainly provides a quick way to feel up to date." - Abhishek Tiwari from Bookmarklet

quick way to get rid of this pang of nostalgia: file and send the reprints yourself, don't have your secretary do it - Wladimir Labeikovsky

on the other hand. maybe torrents of emails asking for pdfs will motivate the PI's that remain apathetic towards open access - Wladimir Labeikovsky

I agree that the ability to track readership and download stats for my papers would be *extremely* valuable. It will probably just become more so as online papers approach the next-gen prototypes so you could even tell which sections and figures are viewed most. - Donnie Berkholz