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PUBLIC ACCESS MANDATE MADE LAW
President Bush signs omnibus appropriations bill,
including National Institutes of Health research access provision
Washington, D.C. – December 26, 2007 – President Bush has signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2007 (H.R. 2764), which includes a provision directing the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide the public with open online access to findings from its funded research. This is the first time the U.S. government has mandated public access to research funded by a major agency.
Leading academics in fields as diverse as biology, computer science, and law have spoken out and taken action for “open access” which includes novel publishing models that do not set up barriers to access, models where neither Wiley nor Elsevier nor e
Petition for Public Access to Publicly Funded Research. The Petition for "Public Access to Publicly Funded Research in the United States" is open to individuals and organizations of all types.
E. Mosse, and E. Byrne. Information Technology for Development, 11 (3):
227-243(September 2005)M3: Article; Accession Number: 17752494; Luís Mosse, Emílio 1; Email Address: emosse@uem.mz Byrne, Elaine 2; Email Address: elainebyrne@telkomsa.net; Affiliation: 1: Department of Informatics University of Oslo P.O. Box 1080 Blindern N-0316 Oslo Norway 2: Public Health Programme, University of the Western Cape, P. Bag X17, Belville 7535, South Africa.; Source Info: 2005, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p227; Subject Term: IDENTITY (Philosophical concept); Subject Term: COMPUTER systems; Subject Term: INFORMATION resources management; Subject Term: MEDICAL informatics; Subject Term: PUBLIC health; Subject Term: MOZAMBIQUE; Author-Supplied Keyword: collective identity; Author-Supplied Keyword: health information systems; Author-Supplied Keyword: identity; Author-Supplied Keyword: networks; NAICS/Industry Codes: 525120 Health and Welfare Funds; NAICS/Industry Codes: 541512 Computer Systems Design Services; Number of Pages: 17p; Illustrations: 1 chart, 1 diagram; Document Type: Article.
R. Atun, N. Lennox-Chhugani, F. Drobniewski, Y. Samyshkin, and R. Coker. European journal of public health, 14 (3):
267-273(September 2004)M3: Article; Accession Number: 14596725; Atun, R. A. 1; Email Address: r.atun@imperial.ac.uk Lennox-Chhugani, N. 1 Drobniewski, F. 2 Samyshkin, Y. A. 1 Coker, R. J. 3; Affiliation: 1: Centre for Health Management, The Business School, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London, UK 2: Department of Infectious Diseases, Guy's King's and St Thomas' Medical School, East Dulwich Grove, London, UK 3: Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK; Source Info: Sep2004, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p267; Subject Term: COMMUNICABLE diseases; Subject Term: DISEASE management; Subject Term: MEDICINE, Preventive; Subject Term: EPIDEMICS; Subject Term: MEDICAL care; Subject Term: PUBLIC health; Author-Supplied Keyword: health systems; Author-Supplied Keyword: rapid appraisal; Author-Supplied Keyword: systems analysis; Author-Supplied Keyword: toolkit; NAICS/Industry Codes: 525120 Health and Welfare Funds; Number of Pages: 7p; Illustrations: 1 chart, 3 diagrams; Document Type: Article.