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NEW ENGLAND UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS BACK BILL FOR PUBLIC ACCESSNov 23, 2009The Presidents of six public universities in New England have issued a letter of support for the Federal Research Public Access Act (S.1373), demonstrating that commitment to public access to publicly funded research resides at the top-most level of research institution administration. Together, these six land-grant universities enroll over 100,000 students, confer ~17% of the bachelor’s and 20% of the doctoral degrees in New England, and invest more than $700 million annually on research with the support of federal grants.

Learning to ShareNov 12, 2009By Zoe Corbyn & Matthew Reisz, Times Higher Education

Nobel Prize Winning Scientists Say Federally Funded Research Should Be Available Free OnlineNov 11, 2009By Mike Masnick,TechDirt

Nobel Prize-winning scientists urge Congress to act to ensure free online access to federally funded research resultsNov 10, 2009“For America to obtain an optimal return on our investment in science, publicly funded research must be shared as broadly as possible,” is the message that forty one Nobel Prize-winning scientists in medicine, physics, and chemistry gave to Congress in an open letter delivered yesterday. The letter marks the fourth time in five years that leading scientists have called on Congress to ensure free, timely access to the results of federally funded research – this time asking leaders to support the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 (S.1373).

Open access bill stalls in CongressOct 8, 2009Posted by Bob Grant, at The Scientist

Nature to launch OA journalSep 27, 2009Posted by Bob Grant, The Scientist, Sep 23, 2009

College Presidents Signal Support for Public Access Research ActSep 25, 2009Josh Hadro, Library Journal, Sep 24, 2009

Open Letter on Open AccessSep 23, 2009Inside Higher Ed. September 23, 2009

57 College Presidents Declare Support for Legislation to Ensure Public Access to Publicly Funded Research in the U.S.Sep 23, 2009The Presidents of 57 liberal arts colleges in the U.S., representing 22 states, have declared their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act (S. 1373) in an Open Letter released today. The letter is the first from higher education administrators to be issued in support of the 2009 bill, and further reinforcement that support for the Act exists at the highest levels of the higher education community. The presidents’ letter notes, “Adoption of the Federal Research Public Access Act will democratize access to research information funded by tax dollars. It will benefit of education, research, and the general public.”

A Threat to Scientific CommunicationAug 14, 2009By Zoe Corbin, Times Higher Education