Nov 23, 2009
New England university presidents back bill for public access
The Presidents of six public universities in New England have issued a letter of support for the Federal Research Public Access Act (S.1373), demonstrating that commitment to public access to publicly funded research resides at the top-most level of research institution administration.

Nov 13, 2009
SAVE THE DATE: SPARC-ACRL forum @ ALA
We’re putting together a rigorous program on interdisciplinarity and the humanities. Saturday, January 16th from 4 to 5:30pm. Stay tuned!

Nov 12, 2009
CONTEST SPONSORS BRING NEW VOICES, MOMENTUM TO FINAL WEEKS OF 2009 SPARKY AWARDS
Three new sponsors have thrown their support behind the 2009 Sparky Awards, reinforcing the importance of new media and student voices in the global discussion on access to research, and adding new momentum to the contest in its final weeks: the New Media Consortium, the Center for Social Media, and the Open Video Alliance. Students have until December 6, 2009 to submit their entries.

Nov 10, 2009
DRIVER/eIFL.net collaboration: More repositories in the DRIVER Research Infrastructure

Nov 10, 2009
Nobel Prize-winning scientists urge Congress to act to ensure free online access to federally funded research results
“For America to obtain an optimal return on our investment in science, publicly funded research must be shared as broadly as possible,” is the message that forty one Nobel Prize-winning scientists in medicine, physics, and chemistry gave to Congress in an open letter delivered yesterday.