Peter Suber - Google+ - Brookings Institution endorses FRPAA, calls for OA mandate…

"Brookings Institution endorses FRPAA, calls for OA mandate to publicly-funded research The Brookings Institution has released a new report, Building an Innovation-Based Economy by +Darrell West, +Allan Friedman, and Walter Valdivia.  Excerpt (emphases in original): 'This  paper looks at  ways to reform our economy, improve public sector performance, and  train people for 21st century jobs....We should support the Federal Research Public Access Act (HR4004, S2096)  that mandates public dissemination of federally funded research within six months of publication....' Bravo Brookings!"