[okfn-discuss] Fwd: [openaccess] Support Prof. Suber's recommendation to the Obama administration

[Jonathan Gray]

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From: Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah.arunachalam at gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 5:56 PM
Subject: [openaccess] Support Prof. Suber's recommendation to the
Obama administration
To: Open Access and Information for Development <openaccess at dgroups.org>


Friends:
Here is some good news. The recommendation (Require open access to the
results of non-classified research funded by taxpayers. Extend the
exemplary policy now in place at the NIH to all federal agencies.)
made by Prof. Peter Suber to the Obama administration that will be in
place very soon is now in the top 25 among more than 600
recommendations received so far. If all the scientists and scholars
caste their votes it can even move to the top 10. Please alert
scientists, scholars and librarians you know to visit the site and
vote in favour of Prof. Suber's recommendation. Remember open access
would benefit researchers in the developing world immensely.
Arun
[Subbiah Arunachalam]

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OA recommendation for Obama's CTO now in top 25

Today the proposal to require OA for publicly-funded research broke
into the top 25 on Obama CTO, the unofficial web site collecting
recommendations for the Obama administration.  It now appears on the
front page, where it should attract even more attention and votes.  If
you haven't yet voted or spread the word, please do.  Thanks for your
support.

 Posted by Peter Suber at 12/04/2008 09:13:00 AM.



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