Provosts for Open Access
Inside Higher Ed has run a nice piece entitled "Rallying Behind Open Access" announcing an open letter written by a group of Provosts from some very high-end schools. The letter supports Senate Bill 2695, the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (FRPAA), which would require the on-line, open access publication of federally-funded research within six months of publication. The letter is worth reading, and sharing on campus as part of your scholarly communications education program.
Perhaps just as interesting as the letter itself is the absence of certain schools from among the signatories. Where is Stanford? Or Rice, whose press just announced its reincarnation as a fully digital entity? One wonders how this letter came into being, and why certain obvious universities chose not to attach their name to it.
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