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ARL Letter Opposing Pro Codes Act
On February 7, 2024, ARL sent a letter to Senators explaining why we oppose the Pro Codes Act. Extending copyright to codes and standards that are incorporated by reference into...
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Open Access Working Group Letter on Public Access
On November 3, 2023, ARL joined the Open Access Working Group in a asking the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) to oppose Section 552 of the House Commerce,...
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ARL Comments on NASA Public Access Plan: Increasing Access to the Results of Scientific Research
On March 28, 2023, the US Department of Transportation (DOT) released a request for information on “NASA’S Public Access Plan: Increasing Access to the Results of Scientific Research.” The Association...
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Public Access Letter on Appropriations
On August 3, 2023, ARL sent a letter to appropriations leadership in the House and Senate asking them to remove Section 552 from the Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill....
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ARL Comments on AHRQ Plan for Updating the Policy for Public Access to Scientific Publications and Scientific Data Resulting from AHRQ Funding
On April 19, 2023, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), US National Institutes of Health (NIH), released a request for comments on an AHRQ Plan for Updating the...
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ARL Comments on NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to Results of NIH-Supported Research
On February 21, 2023, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) released “Request for Information on the NIH Plan to Enhance Public Access to the Results of NIH-Supported Research.” The...
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US National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2008 and 2023 Draft NIH Public-Access Plan Comparison
Please note: This side-by-side comparison of the draft NIH public-access plan does not include the data-management-and-sharing (DMS) component of the 2022 Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memo. NIH...
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What Are the Copyright Implications of the New OSTP Public-Access Guidance?
The following frequently asked questions (FAQs) address concerns about public access and copyright raised by the August 2022 White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) guidance, “Ensuring Free,...
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Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative: Research Update #2—Activities for Making Research Data Publicly Accessible
Public access to research data is critical to advancing science and solving real world problems. The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative project team has spent considerable time this...
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Public Access Data Management and Sharing Activities for Academic Administration and Researchers
The Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) Initiative’s public-access data management and sharing (DMS) activities are the result of categorizing services and support across the institution that are likely needed...