Jamie Talan, Public to get online access to studies, New York Newsday, February 4, 2005. Excerpt: 'Ordinary Americans will have access to some of the latest research findings within a year of their publication in scientific journals, the government announced yesterday...."NIH has found a reasonable path," said Dr. Donald Kennedy, editor in chief of Science, one of the most well-known and often-cited journals. Kennedy was not among the letter-writers, but agreed a six-month window could have "fairly serious consequences for some journals." Science has made its studies available to the public after one year for several years, Kennedy said....NIH dollars are gleaned from federal taxes, and the agency felt the public should have ready access to the findings from the funded research. "This will forever change the way the public gains access to scientific information," Zerhouni said. The program will cost the government agency $2 million to $4 million a year.'
Posted by
Peter Suber at 2/04/2005 01:52:00 PM.
The open access movement:
Putting peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature
on the internet. Making it available free of charge and
free of most copyright and licensing restrictions.
Removing the barriers to serious research.
I recommend the OA tracking project (OATP) as the best way to stay on top of new OA developments. You can read the OATP feed on a blog-like web page or subscribe to it by RSS, email, or Twitter. You can also help build the feed by tagging new developments you encounter.