[ExI] META: ACADEMIC: ProQuest Flow now available free for researchers

[BillK]

On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 5:06 PM,  natasha wrote:
> Unfortunately it has to be available at each university/institutions.
> Thanks though!
>
>

I don't think that's correct.
Their press release says:
ANN ARBOR, MI, January 6, 2014 - ProQuest's powerful collaboration and
document management tool Flow™ is now accessible free for researchers
- including those in institutions that don’t subscribe to the service.
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<http://www.proquest.com/en-US/aboutus/pressroom/14/20140106.shtml>

They ask you to sign in with an institutional email address (.edu or
similar) to check whether your institution has bought the service (and
to prove you are a valid student or faculty member). You get a bigger
package if your uni has subscribed. If they haven't, you get the
cut-down free package - which is still quite useable.

Free subscribers get:
Share collections privately with up to 10 people for free, inside or
outside your institution. Manage access rights to allow selected team
members to contribute and add comments to shared collections. Flow's
free plan includes unlimited references, collection sharing, and a
whopping 2GB of storage!
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There is no software to install. It is a web-based service.

Cheers, BillK