PubMed Central (PMC) is a free archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. NIH National Library of Medicine (NIH/NLM), with selected open access to more than 2.9 million articles. From a PubMed citation, notice the bottom right links to:
Please note, however, that free access does not mean that there is no copyright protection. As described on PMC's copyright page, publishers and individual authors continue to hold copyright on the material in PMC and users must abide by the terms defined by the copyright holder.
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NCBI Bookshelf provides free access to books and documents in life science and healthcare. A vital node in the data-rich resource network at NCBI, Bookshelf enables users to easily browse, retrieve, and read content, and spurs discovery of related information.
The PubReader view is an alternative web presentation that offers another, more reader-friendly way to look at articles in the PMC archive. Designed particularly for enhancing readability on tablet and other small screen devices, PubReader can also be used on desktops and laptops and from multiple web browsers. To try out the PubReader view, take a look here.