California Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act
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California's Open Access Bill Encounters A Hurdle, But Gathers Support
California's landmark open access bill, the California Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act (AB 609), has stalled in the State Senate. But take heart—it is far from dead. Read More »
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California Open Access Legislation Clears Latest Hurdle
The House Assembly today passed the California Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act (AB 609). Read More »
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Could California Bill Mandate Open Access To Research?
Champions of open access to publicly funded academic research had something to celebrate last week... Read More »
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New York: It's Time To Take Action For Open Access
The New York State Senate and Assembly are considering the Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act (S4050 / A180). This bill—which would give the public access to the results of tens from millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded research—is a crucial step in the fight for open access. Read More »
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Support California's New Open Access Bill
Good news: we are finally seeing real progress toward improving the public's ability to access to the research we pay for. In February, we saw both a White House memorandum and the introduction of bipartisan legislation designed to promote open access to taxpayer-funded research on the federal level. Now California has stepped up to try and secure the same public access rights to state-funded research. Read More »
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The Past Year In Open Access
Today marks the start of Open Access Week 2013. Open Access Week is a global event for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research... Read More »
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