harnadem wrote:
From government sites, and most of the safety reports will becoming from government or quasi-govt sites, I would think that it would be acceptable to host the pdf, as long as we clearly cite where the original is from.
Of course, you would be the one to decide if we have the storage capacity and bandwidth to allow hosting of pdf and downloading.
We should also avoid partial posts or only posting sections of reports (like a summary) without also indicating where the full report can be located. For example, only the summary of the Hurt Report is available to download, and the full report needs to be ordered. But there is information available where one can order it if desired.
All easier said than done, and we would need to be flexible on this.
I am working on the "Hurt" report entry, and am including a clear mention that only the summary is in the public domain. My plan is to link to a site which not only offers the summary, but the purchasing details.
The MAIDS study is free access, as long as you "register", which is also free.
I can get the user to the de Rome report with a link and then a note as to where to click on the resulting page, but would prefer a direct link. If we are lucky, she'll provide that by responding to my e-mail. More exposure for her consulting company.