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FASTR Bill to Enhance Public Access to Research Introduced in US Congress
On March 18, 2015, members of the US House of Representatives and the US Senate introduced the bipartisan Fair Access to Science & Technology Research (FASTR) Act of 2015 (S.779,...
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National Science Foundation Releases Plan for Public Access to NSF-Funded Research
Today, March 18, 2015, the US National Science Foundation (NSF) released, “NSF’s Public Access Plan: Today’s Data, Tomorrow’s Discoveries—Increasing Access to the Results of Research Funded by the National Science...
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HHS Releases Plans for Public Access to Federally Funded Research
On February 27, 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released implementation plans for five HHS agencies based on a common policy approach in response to the...
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AHRQ, NASA, USDA Release Plans for Public Access to Funded Research
Three US Government agencies—the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA)—recently released their plans for increasing...
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Let Me Google That for You Act Introduced in US House
In late January, Representative Bridenstine (R-OK) introduced H.R. 443, the Let Me Google That for You Act, formerly known as the To Streamline the Collection and Distribution of Government Information...
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Close the Innovation Deficit—ARL, Coalition Write Letter to Congress
Today, November 12, 2014, ARL—along with more than 130 other higher education, scientific, and business organizations in the US—sent a letter to Congress (PDF), urging lawmakers to close the nation’s...
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Summary of SHARE Community Meeting, Fall 2014
Summary of the SHARE Community Meeting that convened October 13–14, 2014, in Crystal City, Virginia. More than 60 SHARE working group members, Notification Service prototype participants, technical partners, and other...
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SHARE Community Meeting Summary Now Online
More than 60 SHARE working group members, Notification Service prototype participants, technical partners, and other interested parties gathered in Crystal City, Virginia, in mid-October for a two-day meeting. The event...
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Learn More about SHARE at “Updates from the World of Open”
Registration is now open for the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) New England Chapter’s Scholarly Communication Interest Group fall program, “Updates from the World of Open: SHARE, OERs,...
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Learn More about SHARE at “Updates from the World of Open”
Registration is now open for the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) New England Chapter’s Scholarly Communication Interest Group fall program, “Updates from the World of Open: SHARE, OERs,...
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