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Publisher objections fail, OA mandate for NIH passes another hurdle Publishers Fight Hard to Strike NIH Policy, but Congress Holding Firm, Library Journal Academic Newswire, July 12, 2007. Excerpt:
Comment. This is big. Now the NIH OA mandate has been approved by the appropriations committees in both the House and Senate. Moreover, the House committee was not impressed by the Berman/Coble copyright objections and request for delay. We still need votes by the full House and Senate, and a presidential signature, but the momentum is building. |