Art Unwin wrote:
Many of us have checked the net for the latest advances in antennas.
Advances are usually arrived at public university research units some
of which are partially funded by outside sources Most, if not all,
the results are presented to the IEEE as a way of getting recognision.
But this information such as advancement in science is not provided to
the public even tho they came from a public institution. Thus you
cannot access it on the net as a member of the public as access is
with held UNLESS
you hand over some money to the IEEE. Why are the universites not
sharing their work with the public?
Is it because academics feel they are part of a special club divorced
from the public? Ofcourse I may be wrong
in taking that view in light of the fact that these study results are
available in libraries but why are they not put on the web for the
good of science and the general public at large?
Art

Absolutely, with public colleges and universities ... if they use public
funds, the knowledge is public. Perhaps, someday, a decent attorney
will take them to task. The college I hold a position with knows all of
this, we make as much as humanly possible available--we are educators
and we take our responsibility SERIOUSLY!!!

But, somehow the trash has gotten into the system ... :-(

Regards,
JS