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https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/openvt/2013/12/22/beyond-elsevier"http://Academia.edu, ResearchGate, Mendeley (now owned by Elsevier) and others do not provide open access. Sign-up should not be required for access. Software download, in the case of Mendeley, should not be required for access. These services do not meet the definition of open access established by the Budapest Open Access Initiative"BTW: MERRY CHRISTMAS!