- Taxpayer Access to Research
- Federal Research Public Access Act
- White House Request for Information
- National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy
- Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (Oppose)
- Advocacy Organization Mandates
- Policies outside the U.S.
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Who Supports Public Access to Publicly Funded Research
what you can do
1) Contact Congress now to express your support for public access to taxpayer-funded research and for this bill. Act now through the ATA Legislative Action Center.
2) Issue a public statement of support from your organization and share it widely with members, colleagues, and the media. Send a copy to sparc [at] arl [dot] org to be featured here.
3) Join the Alliance to support the continued advancement of public access to research in the U.S. Institutional membership is FREE.
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6) Explore our Issue pages for time-sensitive calls to contact Congress and express your support
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTITUTION LEADERS SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO ENSURE PUBLIC ACCESS TO PUBLICLY FUNDED RESEARCHMay 3, 2010The provosts and presidents of 27 major private and public research institutions have voiced their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act in an “Open Letter to the Higher Education Community,” released Friday by the Harvard University Provost. The Act, first introduced in the Senate last year, was introduced in the House of Representatives on April 15. The letter signals expanded support for public access to publicly funded research among the largest research institutions in the U.S.
Harvard University Provost supports FRPAAJul 16, 2009The following letter in support of Senate bill S.1373 was sent to the senators representing Harvard University, with similar letters to the sponsoring senators and the chairman and ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee.
Medical Students, Other Student Groups Endorse Open AccessJun 18, 2009by Josh Hadro, Library Journal
An Open Letter to the Higher Education CommunityJul 28, 2006
Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006May 2, 2006
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