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June 23, 2008 - CREATOR OF PUBMED CENTRAL BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH DATABASE RECOGNIZED FOR OUTSTANDING CITIZEN SERVICE - Dr. David Lipman a finalist for prestigious 2008 Service to America Medal
December 26, 2007 - Public Access Mandate Made Law
October 24, 2007 - Mandate for Public Access to NIH-Funded Research Poised to Become Law - Full U.S. Senate Approves Bill Containing Support for Access To Taxpayer-Funded Research
July 20, 2007 - House Backs Taxpayer-Funded Research Access - Final Appropriations Bill Mandates Free Access to NIH Research Findings
July 13, 2007 - Congressional Support Builds for Access
to Publicly Funded Research - Mandatory NIH Policy Headed to Full House and Senate Votes
June 28, 2007 - Congressional Panel Favors Access to Publicly Funded Research
May 3, 2007 - Two U.S. Government reports call for public access to agency-funded research - Energy Department and Centers for Disease Control documents call for open public access to research
February 6, 2007
Major society publisher announces support for public access to scientific literature
February 1, 2007
Students Rally for Access to Publicly Funded Research
Campuses declare “National Day of Action” in support of federal legislation
January 30, 2007
Soil scientists renew the call for broader access to publicly funded research
September 27, 2006
Major NIH Legislation Addresses Public Access - Energy & Commerce Chairman Barton, Representative Doyle Pledge Oversight
September 19, 2006 - Advisory
New England Provosts Call for Broader Access to Publicly Funded Research
September 6, 2006 Advisory
53 College Presidents Lead Newest Show of Support for Public Access Act
July 31, 2006
Consumer Groups Support Public Access Act -
Consumers Union, Consumer Project on Technology and others support bill requiring key federal funders to post research on the Internet
July 28, 2006 ADVISORY
25 University Provosts Sign Open Letter of Support
for Public Access Act
June 15, 2006
Taxpayer Alliance Applauds Congressional Mandate for NIH Public Access
May 31, 2006
Americans Support Free Access to Research - Poll Results Show Overwhelming Majority Believes Federally Funded Research Should be Publicly Available
May 2 , 2006
Taxpayer Alliance Supports Senate Bill Broadening
Access to Federal Research
April 13, 2006
KEY ADVISORY GROUP REAFFIRMS THAT
NIH PUBLIC ACCESS POLICY SHOULD BE
6 MONTHS AND MANDATORY
December 8, 2005
TAXPAYER ADVOCACY GROUP SAYS CURES BILL IS THE RIGHT MEDICINE - Alliance for Taxpayer Access Commends Proviso
that Would Make Federally Funded Biomedical Research Available
to All Potential Users
November 22, 2005
TAXPAYER ADVOCACY GROUP LAUDS CALL BY NIH ADVISORY PANEL FOR MANDATORY PUBLIC ACCESS TO RESEARCH - Majority of NIH Public Access Working Group members also support free availability of NIH-funded research papers within six months of publication
July 2, 2005
The ATA hails the recent Congressional action that calls for the NIH to report the success of their public access policy. Early data from the NIH indicates a lack of success—only three percent of possible articles are being submitted to PubMed Central.
May 12, 2005
Soon 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. Read the NIH Director's plans to make available such information, delivered in a response letter [PDF] a month later.
May 2, 2005
The ATA response to NIH going live with it's online Manuscript Submission system (NIHMS). The system is the implementation of its public access policy.
February 3, 2005
The ATA response to the release of the final NIH public access policy and response letter to the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the NIH.
November 15, 2004
The ATA response to NIH's call for public comment on their public access plan
In 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.
Alliance welcomes the National Academy of Sciences endorsement of the NIH proposal
ATA's formation in mid-August [PDF]
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