...THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the students of the University of Florida urge the Administration to publicly support the Federal Research Public Access Act and access to academic research; and
THEREFORE, BE IT FUTHER RESOLVED that the students of the University of Florida urge the Florida Students Association and the student governments of other universities to do likewise; and
THEREFORE, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the students of the University of Florida urge the U.S. Congress to pass the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006.
Comment. The resolution is due to the UF chapter of Free Culture and the hard work of UF Student Senator Gavin Baker. It's an excellent example of what motivated students can do to educate their universities about an issue that affects everyone who uses or produces research.
Posted by
Peter Suber at 6/11/2006 06:52:00 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.
