Libraries cheer passage of strong open access legislation in U.S. Senate | News and Press Center

abernard102@gmail.com 2015-07-30

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"Today, public access to federally-funded research took one momentous move forward with the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' vote to support the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 (FASTR). The legislation would accelerate scientific discovery and fuel innovation by making articles reporting on publicly-funded scientific research freely accessible online for anyone to read and build upon. FASTR would require federal departments and agencies with an annual extramural research budget of $100 million to develop a policy to ensure that researchers submit an electronic copy of the final manuscript accepted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Additionally, the bill would also require that each taxpayer-funded manuscript be made available to the public online and without cost, no later than twelve months after the article has been published in a peer-reviewed journal. The library community, which has long advocated for public access to federally-funded research, cheered the Senate Committee's support of the bill. As critical public access points, libraries provide every sector of their communities with a wealth of research information ..."

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http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/07/libraries-cheer-passage-strong-open-access-legislation-us-senate

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07/30/2015, 07:23

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07/30/2015, 08:06