Eight consumer groups have announced their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (S.2695)....Consumer groups add their voices to those of universities, libraries, researchers, publishers, and patients – together representing thousands of individuals and institutions – that support the bill.
“It’s gratifying to have the support of organizations that represent consumer interests and rights, especially in the realm of information and technology,” said Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Research Coalition, an ATA founding member). “We all share a belief in the advancement of science for the public interest.”
The Consumers Union, the non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, and Consumer Project on Technology (CPTech), are joined by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Essential Action, IP Justice, Public Knowledge, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, and Union for the Public Domain in pledging their support and applauding the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006.
“Technology has opened the door to the sharing of knowledge,” said Manon Ress of the Consumer Project on Technology. “The Public Access Act constitutes a major step toward using the barrier-free potential of the Internet to provide all stakeholders in the scientific enterprise – including the public – access to critical information.”
The Alliance for Taxpayer Access encourages taxpayers and discrete stakeholders in the scientific process to add their support for this important legislation. Details are online [here].
Posted by
Peter Suber at 7/31/2006 04:55:00 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.
