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ReadCube is a desktop and browser-based program for managing, annotating, and accessing academic research articles. It is proprietary, but available for free. Initially launched for 3 years in an open beta, it provides access to research materials through partnerships with several publishing companies including the Nature Publishing Group, Frontiers and John Wiley & Sons.〔http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/10/07/start-readcube-program-uses-itunes-payment-model-for-access-scientific-articles/1UopCX1qfEE3uO2UEzuM7L/story.html〕 Articles are available for digital download and rental for 48 hours.〔http://bitesizebio.com/articles/how-to-get-organized-with-reference-managers-for-science-readcube/〕 ReadCube also allows users to enhance eligible PDF files with both the browser-based and desktop application. Once enhanced, articles have interactive citations, integrated authorial information, and access to stored supplements.〔http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/software/3400610/readcube-review/〕 Additionally, users can highlight sections of documents and write notes saved within the client.〔http://www.pcworld.com/article/2010271/readcube-an-excellent-all-in-one-tool-for-organizing-finding-reading-and-annotating-pdf-articles.html〕 ==History== ReadCube was created by Labtiva, a Boston-based company. A desktop client was publicly launched in October 2011 with investment from Digital Science,〔http://blogs.plos.org/mfenner/2011/10/11/two-reviews-of-new-reference-manager-readcube/〕 a division of Macmillan Publishers. Shortly after, ReadCube Web Reader was integrated with the website of ''Nature'' in November 2011.〔http://blogs.bmj.com/bmj-journals-development-blog/2012/07/26/readcube-just-another-reference-manager/〕 A pilot program for ReadCube Access was launched at the University of Utah in September 2012, followed by a public release on Nature Publishing Group journals in November 2012. Also in November 2012, version 2.0 of the Web Reader launched with a number of significant changes.〔http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2012/10/07/start-readcube-program-uses-itunes-payment-model-for-access-scientific-articles/1UopCX1qfEE3uO2UEzuM7L/story.html〕 In February 2013, ReadCube launched across over 117 journals published by Wiley.〔http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/Wiley-Makes-Scientific-PDFs-Interactive-With-the-ReadCube-Web-Reader--87581.htm〕 In April 2014, Labtiva released ReadCube Pro and with it a new UI with several new features. Some of these features, including SmartCite - ReadCube's new citation and bibliography formatting tool, the inclusion of multiple highlighting colors, and several view options come for free with the new update. A few, including a cloud sync function which allows .PDF files to be synced across desktop machines or to the ReadCube iPad app, a metrics pane that shows where an article is being spoken about online, and a "Watched Folders" feature that automatically imports and indexes PDFs come only with ReadCube Pro. ReadCube Pro is currently priced at $5 a month or $45 a year.〔https://www.digital-science.com/blog/posts/readcube-unveils-new-additions-to-its-research-management-platform〕 On 2 December 2014, ''Nature'' announced that it would allow its subscribers and a group of selected media outlets to distribute links providing limited "free" access to articles from its journals through ReadCube Web Reader. While it does, to an extent, provide free online access to articles, it is not a true open access scheme due to its restrictions on users' ability to download, copy, print, or otherwise distribute the content.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-12/02/nature-publishing )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「ReadCube」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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