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Open Access to Federally Funded Research

Got something to say about "ensuring long-term stewardship and encouraging broad public access to unclassified digital data that result from federally funded scientific research"?

 

The White House Office for Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released two public consultations today, one on OA for data and one on OA for publications arising from publicly-funded research. Responses are due in early January. Please spread the word. Submit your own comments and/or work with colleagues to submit comments on behalf of your institution.

(1) "[T]his Request for Information (RFI) offers the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to provide recommendations on approaches for ensuring long-term stewardship and encouraging broad public access to unclassified digital data that result from federally funded scientific research....Response Date: January 12, 2012...."
http://goo.gl/L1jn3

(2) "[T]his Request for Information (RFI) offers the opportunity for interested individuals and organizations to provide recommendations on approaches for ensuring long-term stewardship and broad public access to the peer-reviewed scholarly publications that result from federally funded scientific research....Response Date: January 2, 2012...."
http://goo.gl/vTP18
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