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MacArthur Foundation adopts an OA mandate The MacArthur Foundation adopted a research access policy, which took effect on September 18, 2008. (Thanks to Donna Okubo.) Excerpt:
Comment. Kudos to all involved. While the Foundation uses the language of encouragement, the policy operates more like a mandate with case-by-case exceptions. I like the enforcement mechanism: a license for each Grant Work Product, which the Foundation will use when grantees do not provide sufficiently open or early access on their own. I also like the way the policy applies to "Grant Work Products" without restriction --hence, covering data as well as publications. Labels: Hot |