<div dir="ltr">Unfortunately, this is the problem of moving the discussion and implementation of open access to the national political stage. Earlier this year, I wrote the following (<a href="http://scitechsociety.blogspot.com/2013/03/open-access-politics.html">http://scitechsociety.blogspot.com/2013/03/open-access-politics.html</a>):<div>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in">"There are also reasons for concern. As
this new phase of the OA movement unfolds on the national political
stage, all sides will use their influence and try to re-shape the
initial policies to further their respective agendas. The outcome of
this political game is far from certain. Worse, the outcome may not
be settled for years, as these kind of policies are easily reversed
without significant voter backlash."</p><p style="margin-bottom:0in">[...]</p><p style="margin-bottom:0in">"Academic libraries, which enthusiastically supported and developed Green OA, now enter this political arena in a weak position. The White House memorandum all but ignores them. Before complacency sets in, there is precious little time to argue a compelling case for independent institutional or individual repositories preserved in a long-term archive. After all, government-run repositories may disappear at any time for a variety of reasons."<br>
</p><p style="margin-bottom:0in">The political approach may be necessary to get OA enacted, but we need to implement OA in such a way that it is immune from political influence. In my book, that seems to be a perfect role for libraries.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in">--Eric.</p></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><a href="http://scitechsociety.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://scitechsociety.blogspot.com</a><br><div>Twitter: @evdvelde</div>
<div><div>E-mail: <a href="mailto:eric.f.vandevelde@gmail.com" target="_blank">eric.f.vandevelde@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 14, 2013 at 5:26 AM, Stevan Harnad <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:amsciforum@gmail.com" target="_blank">amsciforum@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">They never stop trying! Please help defeat the publishing lobby's latest attempt to keep filibustering OA for as long as humanly tolerable.<div><br></div><div>(And 1st implement the <a href="http://t.co/ql2i5VOBYg" target="_blank">immediate-deposit mandate & Button</a>, which take the wind out of the sails of publisher OA embargoes.)<br>
<div><br></div><div>Stevan Harnad</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Nick Shockey</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick@arl.org" target="_blank">nick@arl.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 7:25 PM<br>Subject: [sparc-oaforum] Call to Action: Oppose Section 302 of the proposed FIRST Act<br>To: SPARC Open Access Forum <<a href="mailto:sparc-oaforum@arl.org" target="_blank">sparc-oaforum@arl.org</a>><br>
<br><div style="word-wrap:break-word">A discussion draft of the Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science and Technology Act of 2013 (FIRST), currently being circulated within the House Science Committee, would impose significant barriers to the public’s ability to access taxpayer funded research by restricting federal science agencies’ ability to provide timely, equitable, online access to articles and data reporting on the results of research that they support.<br>
<br>One provision of the proposed bill – Section 302 – would extend the embargo period after which federally funded research must be made freely available <b>to up to three years after publication</b>. This extension would undercut federal agencies’ ability to effectively implement the widely-supported White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Directive on Public Access to the Results of Federally Funded Research, undermine the public access program pioneered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and significantly hurt the utility of US public access policy.<br>
<br>You can learn more about Section 302 of the proposed FIRST Act and how it would delay public access to publicly funded research on the SPARC website: <a href="http://www.sparc.arl.org/advocacy/national/first" target="_blank">http://www.sparc.arl.org/advocacy/national/first</a>.<br>
<br><b>SPARC asks supporters of Open Access to take the following steps to ensure Section 302 doesn’t roll back the White House Directive:</b><br> <br><ol><li><b>Ask your representatives in Congress to oppose language in the proposed FIRST Act to delay public access (Section 302) now through our Legislative Action Center: <a href="http://www.congressweb.com/SPARC/22" target="_blank">http://www.congressweb.com/SPARC/22</a></b></li>
<li>Tweet at your legislators to oppose Section 302 of the FIRST Act and directly at Representative Lamar Smith (@LamarSmithTX21), Chairman of the House Science Committee. </li><li>Forward this call to action or a link to the SPARC action page for the FIRST Act to friends, colleagues, and email lists. Post about the bill to personal or organizational social media channels.</li>
<li>Write an op-ed or letter to the editor about Section 302 of the FIRST Act for your local or campus newspaper, blog, or other publication outlet. </li></ol>Thanks in advance for your support in ensuring Section 302 does not become law.<br>
<br>Best,<br> <br>Nick<div><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><span style="border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0px"><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><div style="margin:0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">
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