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[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.

Patient Driven ResearchJun 12, 2010Phoenix Rising, June 12, 2010.

Update on activities related to public access (May 2010)May 21, 2010

You deserve access to researchMay 21, 2010by David Carlson, Southern Illinoisan

Stanford supports bill for public access to researchMay 11, 2010by An Le Nguyen, The Stanford Daily

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.

Federal Research Access Bill Making Progress in CongressApr 22, 2010By Josh Hadro, Library Journal

Congressman Presses for Broad Open-Access BillApr 22, 2010GenomeWeb Daily News, April 21, 2010