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Seeking Health Online | |
PewResearchCenterPublications | Susannah Fox |
November 1, 2006 | Access: Open |
Most of the millions of Americans who turn to the web for health information are pleased by what they find - though few check the quality check of what they find... |
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Open-access bill divides schools, publishers |
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e-school news online | Laura Ascione |
October 2, 2006 | Access: Open |
An open-access bill now pending in Congress stipulates that any research funded with federal tax money must be made available online free of charge within six months of its publication in a scholarly journal. Publishers of such journals oppose the bill, believing it will cut into their revenue; most colleges and universities support it, believing it will speed the advancement of knowledge... |
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Coalition Works to Secure Open Access to Published Research | |
The Chronicle of Higher Education | Susan Brown |
September 22, 2006 | Access: Gated |
...The open-access movement also got a boost from university administrators this month in an open letter signed by presidents of 56 liberal-arts colleges who voiced their support for free access to information gained through federally funded research. They join a group of 25 research-university provosts who took a similar stand in July. |
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Will Research Sharing Keep Pace with the Internet? | |
Journal of Neuroscience | Richard Johnson |
September 13, 2006 | Access: Open |
The ways scientists share and use research are changing rapidly, fundamentally, and irreversibly. The signs are plain to see. E-mail and a |
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Bloom signs letter supporting open access to research | |
The Phoenix (Swarthmore College) | David Lau |
September 6, 2006 | Access: Open |
On Sept. 6, a group of 56 presidents from various liberal arts colleges around the country issued an open letter supporting the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006. This letter, which was co-signed by Swarthmore College President Al Bloom, brought the issue of open access research further to the forefront of higher-level education. |
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College Presidents Express Support for Open Access | |
Edupage | |
September 6, 2006 | Access: Open |
The presidents of 53 liberal arts colleges have signed a letter supporting the Federal Public Research Access Act, which would require free and public access to research funded by the federal government. Librarians have for years protested the steeply rising costs of academic journals, noting that each year they can afford fewer of the resources that students and faculty need. Supporters of the legislation argue it would level the playing field for researchers and would appropriately allow public access to publicly funded science. |
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Momentum for Open Access Research | |
Insider Higher Ed | Scott Jaschik |
September 6, 2006 | Access: Open |
When the Federal Public Research Access Act was proposed this year, scholarly society after scholarly society came out against the legislation, which would require federal agencies to publish their findings, online and free, within six months of their publication elsewhere. The future of academic research was at stake, the societies said, and both their journals and the peer review system could collapse if the legislation passed. |
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More Universities Push for Passage of Open-Access Legislation in Senate | |
The Chronicle of Higher Education - News Blog | |
August 3, 2006 | Access: Open |
Twenty-three more universities have joined efforts to push Congress to pass legislation that would require the free posting online of research financed with taxpayer dollars. The legislation, S 2695, which is pending in the Senate, would require each of the 11 federal agencies that spends more than $100-million yearly on research to create an online repository and make its grantees post their research papers in it within six months of publication (The Chronicle, May 3)... |
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Provosts Publish Open Letter Supporting Access Bill | |
Library Journal Academic Newswire | |
August 3, 2006 | Access: Open |
After disappointing results from the 2005 National Institutes of Health's (NIH) policy designed to enhance public access to government-funded research, new, more sweeping legislation introduced this year is gaining momentum. Late last week, 25 provosts of major research institutions published an open letter urging the Senate to consider the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (FRPAA)... |
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The Publishers' "Private Market" Canard | |
Carrollogos | Mike Carroll |
July 28, 2006 | Access: Open |
In response to the Provosts' Open Letter supporting a legislative requirement for open access to federally-funded research articles, Alan Adler, vice president for legal and government affairs of the Association of American Publishers, said "what the university community is excited about is the prospect of being able to get access to all this published material free online, which is not terribly surprising. But why should universities be excited about the government inserting itself into the process of providing access to research? |
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Rallying Behind Open Access | |
Inside HigherEd | Scott Jaschik |
July 28, 2006 | Access: Open |
If universities pay the salaries of researchers and provide them with labs, and the federal government provides those researchers with grants for their studies, why should those same universities feel they can’t afford to have access to research findings? |
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Coburn gains support in effort to start database on spending | |
The Daily Oklahoman | Chris Casteel |
July 23, 2006 | Access: Gated |
U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn gained a boost last week in his effort to launch his "Google for government spending"... |
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Royal Society tests new system of free access to papers | |
Financial Times | Jon Boone |
June 20, 2006 | Access: Open |
The world’s oldest learned society will on Wednesday tear up its 340-year-old business model with the launch of an "open access" journal allowing people to read its new scientific papers free of charge. |
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House Committee Would Require Open Access to NIH-Backed Research | |
Chronicle of Higher Education | Anne Walters |
June 19, 2006 | Access: Open |
A little-noticed provision in a bill passed last week by the House Appropriations Committee would require federally sponsored researchers to make their findings more widely available to the public. |
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Panel faults U.S. science policy National Science Board finds lack of consistent policy for exchange of government research |
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The Scientist | Ted Agres |
June 6, 2006 | Access: Open |
The U.S. government risks jeopardizing the "quality and credibility" of Federally sponsored scientific research by failing to encourage the open exchange of scientific information, according to the National Science Board (NSB), which recommends the administration establish a consistent policy for exchange of government research. |
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Letter to the Editor - Research will suffer if UF cuts journals | |
The Independent Florida Alligator | Gavin Baker |
June 6, 2006 | Access: Open |
If you're like most students, you'll write a research paper during your time at UF. More than likely, you'll need to access articles published in academic journals, which you'll do thanks to a subscription by the UF libraries. But what do you do when the library doesn't have a subscription? |
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Public access to federally funded research: The Cornyn-Lieberman and CURES bills | |
C&RL News | Ray English and Peter Suber |
June 2006 | Access: Open |
Two very important pieces of legislation that would markedly increase public access to taxpayer-funded research have been introduced into the U.S. Senate. The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006, introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and cosponsored by Senator Joseph Lieberman (D-CT), would require free online access within six months of publication for virtually all peer-reviewed journal articles resulting from federally funded research. |
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Free Radical | |
Wired | Jamie Shreeve |
June 1, 2006 | Access: Open |
Harold Varmus won a Nobel Prize for changing how we think about cancer. Then he overhauled the NIH. Now he’s battling to make all scientific research free and universally available. |
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Most Americans Back Online Access To Federally Funded Research | |
Wall Street Journal | |
May 31, 2006 | Access: Gated |
A majority of U.S. adults say federally funded research findings on health issues and other topics should be available for free to doctors and the general public, according to a recent Harris Interactive poll. |
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Viewpoints: Public Science, Public Access | |
Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship | David Flaxbart |
Spring 2006 | Access: Open |
Advocates for open access to the scientific literature were heartened recently by the surprising introduction of a Senate bill that would require most recipients of federal research funds to make their findings freely available within six months of publication. The "Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006" would expand and add teeth to the watered-down NIH policy which has been ignored by the vast majority of life scientists since its introduction in 2005. FRPAA is even more remarkable given that its co-sponsor, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), is otherwise known for an aggressive pro-business stance... |
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Bird Flu Fears Ignite Debate on Scientists' Sharing of Data | |
Washington Post | David Brown |
May 25, 2006 | Access: Open |
As fears of an influenza pandemic grow, a struggle has emerged between experts who believe the latest genetic data on the H5N1 bird flu virus should be made public immediately and others who fear that such a policy would alienate the countries collecting virus samples and the scientists analyzing them. |
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Bill demands free public access to science reports - Articles about federally funded research would have to appear online 6 months after publication | |
FCW | Aliya Sternstein |
May 15, 2006 | Access: Open |
Two senators have introduced a bill requiring that manuscripts of articles based on taxpayer-funded science research appear online and be available free to the public six months after they appear in scientific journals. Some publishers argue that the bill could jeopardize the peer-review process and the livelihood of corporate and nonprofit journal publishers. |
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US bill proposes greater public access to scientific research | |
Eurofunding Mag | |
May 15, 2006 | Access: Open |
Newly proposed US legislation is calling for federally-funded research papers to be posted free of charge on the Internet. |
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Bill Would Require Free Public Access to Research Papers | |
Science | Jocelyn Kaiser |
May 12, 2006 | Access: Gated |
A proposal to require federally funded scientists to make their accepted papers freely available online within 6 months of publication has reignited a bruising battle over the future of scientific publishing... |
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NIH Has Little to Celebrate on 1st Anniversary of Its Open-Access Policy, but Changes May Be on Way | |
The Chronicle of Higher Education | Lila Guterman |
May 11, 2006 | Access: Open |
The public-access policy of the National Institutes of Health marked its first anniversary last week, and all involved in the debate agree that it has failed to create free online access to the biomedical literature. |
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US senators propose to make scientific research freely available | |
The Guardian | Richard Wray |
May 11, 2006 | Access: Open |
American legislators have proposed that scientific research paid for by US taxpayers should be freely available online to everyone. Analysts described the move as a "potential banana skin" for established scientific publishers such as Reed Elsevier, Springer and Informa... |
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Editorial: Free and open - Online research a great asset for all | |
The Post (from students of Ohio University) | |
May 11, 2006 | Access: Open |
A new law proposed by Sen. Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., would require all publicly funded research to be available online, at no charge, within six months of its publication. For statistics-hungry undergraduate and graduate students alike, this proposal is a godsend. |
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Should government-funded research be free? | |
Ars Technica | Nate Anderson |
May 10, 2006 | Access: Open |
Is it fair for the government to fund scientific research, only to have that research locked up in a US$300 academic journal? Senators Cornyn (R-TX) and Lieberman (D-CT) don't think so, and they've got a plan to change the current system. That plan is the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (PDF), a new bit of legislation making its way through the senate. The bill mandates that most federally funded research be freely published online after publication in an academic journal. |
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US legislators table tough OA bill | |
Information World Review | |
May 9, 2006 | Access: Open |
A hard-hitting newly-tabled piece of US legislation could radically alter access to US-funded scientific research and embarrass the EC over its lack of clarity and action in its report on scientific publishing last month. |
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Bill Would Mandate Access to More Federally Funded Research | |
Library Journal | |
May 9, 2006 | Access: Open |
A coalition of library groups has applauded the introduction of the "Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006," introduced May 2 by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT). If passed, the bill would require federal agencies with "extramural research portfolios over $100 million" to make the electronic versions of peer-reviewed articles publicly available via the Internet within six months of publication. The bill would significantly expand the weakened and ineffective policy implemented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last year that merely requested NIH-funded researchers deposit their papers within a year after publication... |
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The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 | |
Information Today | Robin Peek |
May 8, 2006 | Access: Open |
One of the greatest events in the history of Open Access may have just happened. On May 2, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, introduced the bipartisan Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (FRPAA) (S.2695). The legislation is co-sponsored by Sen. Joe Lieberman, D-Conn. If passed, the policy would require that agencies with research budgets of more than $100 million enact policy to ensure that articles generated through research funded by that agency are made available online within 6 months of publication... |
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Some Publishers of Scholarly Journals Dislike Bill to Require Online Access to Articles | |
The New York Times | Sara Ivry |
May 8, 2006 | Access: Open |
Scholarly publishing has never been a big business. But it could take a financial hit if a proposed federal law is enacted, opening taxpayer-financed research to the public, according to some critics in academic institutions. |
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Bill in Senate To Expand Access to Taxpayer Funded Research | |
LinuxElectrons | |
May 7, 2006 | Access: Open |
WASHINGTON, DC - In an effort to increase taxpayers' access to federally funded research, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) on Tuesday introduced the bipartisan Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006. The legislation is co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.). |
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New Bill Would Mandate Access to More Federally Funded Research | |
Library Journal Academic Newswire | Andrew Albanese |
May 4, 2006 | Access: Open |
A coalition of library groups this week applauded the introduction of the "Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006," introduced Tuesday by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT). If passed, the bill would require federal agencies with "extramural research portfolios over $100 million" to make the electronic versions of peer-reviewed articles publicly available via the Internet within six months of publication. The bill would be a significant expansion of the weakened and ineffective policy implemented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) last year that merely requested NIH-funded researchers deposit their papers within a year after publication. In addition to the NIH, the Cornyn/Lieberman bill would involve other agencies, including the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Transportation, as well as EPA, NASA, and NSF... |
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Bill Seeks Access to Tax-Funded Research - Grant Recipients Would Be Required to Post Findings on Internet |
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The Washington Post | Rick Weiss |
May 3, 2006 | Access: Open |
A smoldering debate over whether taxpayers should have free access to the results of federally financed research intensified yesterday with the introduction of Senate legislation that would mandate that the information be posted on the Internet. |
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Senate Bill Would Require Researchers Receiving Federal Grants To Make Studies Publicly Available Online | |
Kaiser Network | |
May 3, 2006 | Access: Open |
A Senate bill introduced on Tuesday would require most recipients of federal grants to post their research findings at no cost on the Internet within six months of publication in a journal, the Washington Post reports. In 2005, NIH encouraged its grant recipients to post their findings on the Internet one year after publication, but within the first six months only 4% voluntarily complied, the Post reports. The new bill, co-sponsored by Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.), would apply to research funded by the 11 federal agencies -- including the USDA, Department of Homeland Security, NASA and the National Science Foundation -- that provide a minimum of $100 million in outside funding each year... |
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Bill would open scientific research access | |
UPI | News Track |
May 2, 2006 | Access: Open |
WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- The Alliance for Taxpayer Access announced its support Tuesday for a Senate bill that broadens access to federal scientific research. |
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For Science's Gatekeepers, a Credibility Gap | |
The New York Times | LAWRENCE K. ALTMAN, |
May 2, 2006 | Access: Gated |
Recent disclosures of fraudulent or flawed studies in medical and scientific journals have called into question as never before the merits of their peer-review system. |
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Net writing new chapter for science journals | |
USA Today | Andrew Kantor |
March 23, 2006 | Access: Open |
While the Internet is certainly affecting how the mainstream media works, there's another area that the anyone's-a-publisher paradigm is affecting: the world of scientific journals. |
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Everything, Everywhere | |
Nature | Declan Butler |
March 23, 2006 | Access: Open |
Tiny computers that constantly monitor ecosystems, buildings and even human bodies could turn science on its head. Declan Butler investigates. |
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Government Health Researchers Pressed to Share Data at No Charge | |
Washington Post | Rick Weiss |
March 10, 2006 | Access: Gated |
Political momentum is growing for a change in federal policy that would require government-funded health researchers to make the results of their work freely available on the Internet. Advocates say taxpayers should not have to pay hundreds of dollars for subscriptions to scientific journals to see the results of research they already have paid for. Many journals charge $35 or more just to see one article -- a cost that can snowball as patients seek the latest information about their illnesses.Publishers have successfully fought the "public access" movement for years, saying the approach threatens their subscription base and would undercut their roles as peer reviewers and archivists of scientific knowledge. But the battle lines shifted last month when ... |