American taxpayers are entitled to open access to the peer-reviewed scientific articles on research funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Open access to these reports will lead to usage by millions of physicians, public health professionals, patients, students, teachers, scientists, and others, and will deliver an accelerated return on the taxpayers' investment in NIH.
Widespread dissemination of these reports is an essential, inseparable component of our nation’s investment in science.
The members of the ATA include patient advocacy organizations, libraries, library associations, universities, and university departments. Membership is open and all stakeholder groups that support open access to taxpayer-funded research are strongly encouraged to join. For more details, see the ATA web site or press release.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 8/24/2004 11:19:00 AM.
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.
