Some Associations, Scholars Protest Bill That Would Curb Public Access to Research

Connotea Imports 2012-07-31

Summary:

"Opposition to the Research Works Act continues to spread. In a statement posted today on its Web site, the Modern Language Association said it opposes the bill.... The Association of American Publishers supports the bill, although not all of its members agree with that position. The open-access advocate Peter Suber has created a running list of scholarly publishers and associations who support or oppose the bill....At the American Library Association’s midwinter meeting this week, David Prosser, the executive director of Research Libraries U.K., described the bill as “audacious in the extreme,” according to a report in Library Journal. He said, “It just seems quite bizarre that they should attempt to appropriate the intellectual capital of researchers that has been funded by the taxpayer and then call it a private research work.” ..."

Link:

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/some-associations-scholars-protest-bill-that-would-curb-public-access-to-research/35166

Updated:

01/26/2012, 10:28

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Tags:

ru.no oa.new oa.comment oa.usa oa.legislation oa.negative oa.rwa oa.nih oa.copyright hoap.notice oa.pledges

Authors:

petersuber

Date tagged:

07/31/2012, 11:48

Date published:

01/26/2012, 10:27