On February 14, 2013 the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR) was introduced in both the House and Senate – Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and cosponsor Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Senate bill, S. 350 and…
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FASTR is the new FRPAA
Posted in Accessibility, Library Advocacy, OGR, Open Access Tagged with: access, FASTR, FRPAA, John Cornyn, Kevin Yoder, Michael Doyle, Ron Wyden, Zoe Lofgren
Legislators Want to Hear From Us on Library Issues!
This week, I had the opportunity to meet with the education and library specialists who work for the offices of Senator Schumer and Senator Gillibrand, two congressional leaders from my home state of New York. As a summer intern at…
Petition the White House to Open Access to taxpayer-funded research
Who: You! And anyone you know who supports libraries and supports increasing access to information – especially research that you (the public) helped fund. What: A petition is posted at “We the People” asking the White House to require the…
Posted in Higher Education, OGR, Open Access, Public Libraries, School Libraries, Telecommunications Tagged with: access, FRPAA, Open Government, White House
ALA Advocates for Public Access to Federal Research at Brookings Institution Panel
On Wednesday, Corey Williams of the American Library Association’s Washington Office participated in the research panel “Knowledge and Innovation: Understanding Public Access to Research,” hosted by the Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation in Washington, D.C. The discussion focused on…
Posted in Events, OGR, Open Access, Telecommunications Tagged with: Brookings Institution, Center for Technology Innovation, Corey Williams, FRPAA, Mike Doyle
ALA to Participate in Technology Research Panel
The American Library Association (ALA) has been selected to participate in “Knowledge and Innovation: Understanding Public Access to Research,” a research panel that will be hosted by the Brookings Institution’s Center for Technology Innovation on Wednesday, May 16, 2012, in…
Posted in OGR, Telecommunications Tagged with: Brookings Institution, Center for Technology Innovation, FRPAA, Mike Doyle
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