July 29, 2010—A۰P۰L۰U
Vice President David E. Shulenburger today urged Congress to pass the
Federal Research Public Access Act during a hearing by the Information
Policy, Census, and National Archives Subcommittee of the House
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The hearing, Public Access to Federally-Funded Research, reviewed the current state of public access to federally-funded research in science, technology and medicine and provided an opportunity to assess the issues surrounding public access policies, including the impact of increasing public access on scientists, physicians, and researchers.
On behalf of A۰P۰L۰U, Shuleburger endorsed full and free public access to scholarly articles arising out of federally funded research and the preservation of the information for future generations. He cautioned that any legislation should make compliance easy on faculty and researchers; ensure the research is accessible to other researchers, students and the public; and observe an embargo to preserve the peer-review system supported by scholarly journal publishers.
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