[UPDATE] House committee to hold hearing on public access to publicly funded researchJul 20, 2010[Witness list now available]. The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Policy, the Census and National Archives announced it will hold a hearing on the issue of public access to federally funded research on Thursday, July 29. The hearing will provide an opportunity for the Committee to hear the perspectives of a broad range of stakeholders on the potential impact of opening up access to the results of the United States’ more than $60 billion annual investment in scientific research.

Lawmakers Hear Arguments for and Against Open Access to ResearchJul 30, 2010by Jennifer Howard

Open Access to InformationJul 23, 2010UNESCO supports actions designed to empower people so that they can access and contribute to information and knowledge flows.

The Backroad Librarian: Five ForwardsJul 2, 2010By Marcel LaFlamme
Keeping rural libraries vital requires keeping them free of charge and pushing for open access to materials. Libraries are people-centers, not warehouses for books.

ACTION needed to support FRPAA – Request an open hearing on the billJul 1, 2010The Federal Research Public Access Act (H.R. 5037) has been referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform in the House of Representatives, where the Chairman is actively considering holding an open hearing on the bill. YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED.