US open access law gain ground among universities, Congress - May 6, 2010
The US' National Institutes of Health (NIH), for the past several years, has implemented an open access policy as mandated by the Congress. The policy requires any work derived from NIH funding to be sent to the NIH in digital form for public access. There have been periodic attempts to… Read More
US govt. may introduce regulation of broadband lines for Internet access - May 6, 2010
The US federal government is looking to propose regulating broadband lines under decades-old rules designed for traditional phone networks. The decision, announced by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Julius Genachowski, is expected to trigger a lobbying battle, setting out cable companies and big phone and their allies… Read More
Open letter supports US legislation to ensure free access to publicly funded research - May 5, 2010
The Alliance for Taxpayer Access (ATA) has announced that the provosts and presidents of 27 research institutions in the US have voiced their support for the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) via an open letter. The ‘Open Letter to the Higher Education Community’, released last week by the
Medical research journal editors call for standards in comparative effectiveness research - April 28, 2010
Editors of several medical research journals have issued a statement calling for rigorous standards and transparency in research that is designed to influence patient care and health policy. Led by Dr. Harold Sox, co-chair of the 2009 US Institute of Medicine Committee on Comparative Effectiveness Research Prioritization, the statement's author… Read More
ACP’s new initiative to provide evidence-based recommendations for specific interventions for clinical problems - April 26, 2010
The American College of Physicians (ACP) has announced plans to provide physicians and patients with evidence-based recommendations for specific interventions for a variety of clinical problems. ACP’s High-Value, Cost-Conscious Care Initiative will assess benefits, harms, and costs of diagnostic tests and treatments for various diseases to… Read More
Concordia University passes landmark Senate Resolution on Open Access - April 23, 2010
The Concordia University has announced that its academic community has passed a landmark Senate Resolution on Open Access. The resolution encourages all of its faculty and students to make their peer-reviewed research and creative output freely accessible via the internet. Concordia claims to be the first… Read More
CMSS releases voluntary code for interactions with for-profit health companies - April 22, 2010
The Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) has announced the release of the CMSS Code for Interactions with Companies. The code seeks to provide detailed guidance to medical specialty societies on appropriate interactions with for-profit companies in the healthcare sector. The voluntary code is designed to… Read More
STM challenges JISC over validity of open access advocacy - April 19, 2010
The International Association of Scientific, Technical and Medical Publishers (STM), the Publishers Association (PA) and the Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers (ALPSP) have expressed concern about the validity of open access (OA) claims made by recent advocacy deriving from the UK Joint Information Systems… Read More
Public access lobbyists seeking support for passage of US bill - April 19, 2010
US Congress Representatives Doyle, Waxman, Wasserman-Schultz, Harper, Boucher and Rohrabacher recently introduced the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA). The bill is expected to ensure free, timely, online access to the published results of research funded by 11 US federal agencies. All supporters of public access… Read More
Federal Research Public Access Act introduced in US House of Representatives - April 16, 2010
The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2010 (FRPAA) has reportedly been introduced in the US House of Representatives by Rep. Mike Doyle and other co-sponsors. The proposed bill seeks to build on the purported success of the first US mandate for public access to the published results of publicly… Read More
