ATG Newschannel Original: The Passing of a Giant: Eugene Garfield Dies at 90 | Against The Grain

"The citation indexes and the Current Contents service became essential tools, not only in libraries but in research labs and technology companies across the globe....By having ready access to the tables of contents of core research journals available, researchers were easily able to mark those articles of key interest and then contact the authors for a copy of the article. Perhaps this can be seen today as a precursor to today’s Open Access movement, allowing for direct communication between researchers and their colleagues as well as potential developers...."