- Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act
- Taxpayer Access to Research
- White House Request for Information
- National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy
- Federal Research Public Access Act
- Opposition
- Advocacy Organization Mandates
- Policies outside the U.S.
Issues
What ATA is Doing to Support the NIH Policy
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
SPARC's Executive Director, Heather Joseph, on NPR's "On the Media"Feb 18, 2012Listen to Joseph discuss recent backlash against Elsevier and The Research Works Act. Other commentators add to discussion of the Open Access movement.
3rd Anniversary of the NIH Public Access Policy: Call for StoriesMar 10, 2011It's hard to believe, but April 7, 2011 will mark the 3rd Anniversary of the implementation of the policy opening up access to articles reporting on the results of NIH-funded research. The policy has shown tremendous signs of success. PubMed Central now contains more than 2 million full text articles reporting on the latest NIH-funded research, and nearly a *half a million* individuals access these articles each day. With this new wealth of information now available, we'd like to know what *your* experience has been with it.
Open Access Advocacy Letter TemplatesApr 3, 2009
CALL TO ACTION: Ask your Representative to oppose the H.R. 801 - The Fair Copyright in Research Works ActFeb 11, 2009
SPARC response to NIH, in response to call for public commentJun 3, 2008We commend NIH’s extensive efforts to seek input from the full range of stakeholders throughout the public access policy development process. We believe the agency’s overall response to constructive input has been commendable and that a fundamentally workable policy has resulted from the consultative process. We offer these further comments in order to demonstrate the strategic soundness and overall balance of the policy, and to underscore our community’s continued willingness to work with NIH to ensure that the benefits of this policy may be fully realized by all stakeholders...
NIH Updates its Public Access Policy FAQMay 7, 2008
Comments to the National Institutes of Health, March 2008Mar 17, 2008Alliance response to the NIH call for public comment.
Letter to Senate on National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy from Genetic AllianceOct 17, 2007
NetCoalition supports public access to taxpayer-funded research. See letter to Senators Reid and McConnellSep 17, 2007
Heather Joseph's Letter to Dr. ZirhouniOct 3, 2006
ATA Letter to the Honorable Arlen SpecterJun 21, 2005
NIH Public Access Policy Letter, 2005May 12, 2005Soon after the NIH implemented its public access policy, the ATA sent Director Zerhouni a request [PDF] for monthly postings of metrics on its website that would indicate participation in the program.
ATA Actions Response to NIH's Call for Public Comment on PlanNov 15, 2004The ATA response to NIH’s call for public comment on their public access plan
ATA Actions Letter to the Editor: Los Angeles TimesNov 9, 2004In response to an editorial in the Los Angeles Times supporting "open access" to publicly funded medical research, SPARC Director Rick Johnson responded on behalf of the Alliance with a letter to the editor.
ATA Letter to Congress, 2004Sep 7, 2004
ATA NIH Letter, 2004Aug 26, 2004
ATA Letter to the Honorable Elias ZerhouniJul 28, 2004
