Supporters

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.

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.

GWLA Chief Academic and Research Officers Support FRPAAOct 1, 2009

ALA sends letter to Senate Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee in support of FRPAASep 30, 2009

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

Harvard University Provost supports FRPAAJul 16, 2009The following letter in support of Senate bill S.1373 was sent to the senators representing Harvard University, with similar letters to the sponsoring senators and the chairman and ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee.

Special Libraries AssociationApr 6, 2009

Public Library AssociationApr 6, 2009

Greater Western Library AllianceApr 6, 2009

Medical Library AssociationApr 6, 2009

GODORTApr 6, 2009

dLIST, Digital Library of Information Science and TechnologyApr 6, 2009

Association of Southeastern Research LibrariesApr 6, 2009

Association of Research LibrariesApr 6, 2009

Association of College and Research LibrariesApr 6, 2009

American Library AssociationApr 6, 2009

American Association of Law LibrariesApr 6, 2009

Major National and Regional Research Organizations Oppose HR801Feb 13, 2009

Letter to Chairman Berman from Nine National and Regional Library, Publishing, and Advocacy Organizations, on HR6845 Hearing (September 2008)Sep 5, 2008

Support for public access to publicly funded research at the National Institutes of HealthSep 20, 2007A joint letter of support of public access from AALL, ALA, ACRL, ARL, GWLA, SPARC, SLA, created September 2007

132 Higher Ed LeadersJan 8, 2007

New England Provosts Call for Broader Access to Publicly Funded ResearchSep 19, 2006

An Open Letter to the Higher Education CommunityJul 28, 2006

Research Library Alliance Supports Senate Bill On Broader Public Access to Federally Funded ResearchMay 2, 2006

Library Groups StatementMay 2, 2006

AAMC NIH CommentNov 9, 2004

Association of Independent Research Institutes Statement on Open AccessOct 28, 2004