News

Public Access Hearing in the U.S. House of RepresentativesAug 23, 2010From the NAGPS Postgraduate Voice

Rare Sharing of Data Leads to Progress on Alzheimer’sAug 16, 2010From the New York Times

The Intellectually Dishonest Claims Of Those Fighting Against Open Access To Federally Funded ResearchAug 6, 2010

House Hears New Open Access FightAug 6, 2010

Free Access to U.S. Research Papers Could Yield $1 Billion in BenefitsAug 6, 2010From Science Magazine

Publisher argues free access to research violates administration's transparency initiativeAug 2, 2010by Aliya Sternstein

House Hearing Explores Debate Over Free Access to Journal ArticlesAug 2, 2010by Jocelyn Kaiser

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.

[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.