[BOAI] Fwd: PRESS RELEASE: Doyle Praises White House Decision to Improve Public Access to Federally Funded Research

[Peter Suber]

[Forwarding from Rep. Mike Doyle's office. Doyle is one of the co-sponsors
of FASTR in the House of Representatives.  --Peter Suber.]




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*For Immediate Release                             Contact:  Matt Dinkel at
202-225-2135*

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*Doyle Praises White House Decision to Improve Public Access to Federally
Funded Research*****

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*Washington, DC – February 22, 2013 –* The White House’s Office of Science
and Technology Policy (OSTP) today announced a Directive guiding federal
agencies to increase access to the results of federally funded research.
The Directive requires agencies with annual research and development
expenses of over $100 million to develop a plan within 6 months for better
public access to the results of that research.  U.S. Representative Mike
Doyle (PA-14) released the following statement of support for that
Directive:****

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*“I want to thank Director John Holdren and the OSTP staff for their hard
work to push for better public access to taxpayer-funded research. This
Directive mirrors the goals of my bill, the Fair Access to Science and
Technology Research Act (H.R. 708 or FASTR), to lower the barriers to
scientific collaboration and make it easier for researchers to access one
another’s work.  The Directive is going to be instrumental to advancing
U.S. leadership in the sciences. *****

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*“This Directive is a big step toward reducing the exorbitant fees our
university libraries have to pay to give their students access to academic
journals. At a time when many public universities and libraries nationwide
must deal with severe budget cuts, this White House decision reflects a
recognition that we must extend the reach of our taxpayer dollars to ensure
that our students get a better education.*****

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*“I am pleased that this Directive also encourages agencies to maximize the
creative reuse of data contained in the articles made available as a result
of better public access policy. My legislation, FASTR, also expresses
support for enabling solutions such as computational analysis to allow
researchers to make the most effective use of publicly available research.**
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*“I am delighted to see the White House’s action on this important issue
today. Next, we have to make sure this Directive is enacted into law. I’ll
be pushing forward this year to pass the Fair Access to Science and
Technology Research Act.”*****

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Click here to read the
Directive<http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/22/expanding-public-access-results-federally-funded-research>
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