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Sign the U.S. Petition to Support Public Access to Publicly Funded Scientific Research

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Timothy Vollmer

This week, open access advocates in the United States and around the world are rallying around a petition that urges public access to publicly funded research. The petition is now live on Whitehouse.gov’s We the People platform: Require free access over the Internet to scientific journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research. We believe in the [...] Continue reading →

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Comments to the White House Inquiry on Public Access to Publicly Funded Research Publications, Data

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Timothy Vollmer

In November we wrote that the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) was soliciting comments on two related Requests for Information (RFI). One asked for feedback on how the federal government should manage public access to scholarly publications resulting from federal investments, and the other wanted input on public access to the [...] Continue reading →

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Reminder: White House wants your input on Public Access to Data and Publications

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Timothy Vollmer

In the U.S., the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has released two Requests for Information (RFI) soliciting public input on long term preservation of and public access to the results of federally funded research, including digital data and peer-reviewed scholarly publications. The deadline for responding to the RFIs is January 2, [...] Continue reading →

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