Grand Valley Lanthorn :: Senate works on open access bill and new bus route

"This month, members of Student Senate are planning trips off campus in order to make big changes for Grand Valley State University students. Vice President of the Educational Affairs Committee, Scott St. Luis, and other members of the committee will be heading to Lansing on Feb. 12 to talk with state legislators about how to get started on an open access bill. Open access is the free and unrestricted availability of peer-reviewed scholarly research through the Internet. For about a year, the Educational Affairs Committee has been working closely with university libraries on an open access campaign. 'What we’re doing, it’s really a work in progress,, St. Luis said. So far, there are no laws in Michigan that require open access, but St. Luis hopes that this trip will help change that ... St. Luis said the bill would require any researcher who gets a grant directly from the state of Michigan to publish their research on the internet free to the public.  The bill would not require open access for all scholars who get grants in the state of Michigan, only the ones who get a grant directly from the state.  Although this trip may not lead to big changes in Lansing, St. Luis is certain that it’s a step in the right direction ..."