Comments on: Open access under attack http://www.politigenomics.com/2008/09/open-access-under-attack.html Politics, Information Technology, and Genomics Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: John Moffett http://www.politigenomics.com/2008/09/open-access-under-attack.html#comment-1527 John Moffett Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.politigenomics.com/?p=288#comment-1527 As a scientist, I am sick and tired of paying money to find out what other researchers did with my (taxpayer's) money. The straw that broke my camel's back was when I had to pay $30 for a PDF copy of my own research article published in J. Comp. Neurol. My research had been funded 100% by NIH, on taxpayer's dollars. But the journal wouldn't even give me a copy of my own paper unless I paid $30. We our lab pays the upfront cost of $1500 to publish with journals that offer "Open Access for a fee". I don't like it, but I can live with that if it makes our work freely available to all. HR 6845 needs to be stopped. Please everyone, write Congressman Conyers and tell him you aren't happy with his bill. As a scientist, I am sick and tired of paying money to find out what other researchers did with my (taxpayer’s) money.

The straw that broke my camel’s back was when I had to pay $30 for a PDF copy of my own research article published in J. Comp. Neurol.

My research had been funded 100% by NIH, on taxpayer’s dollars. But the journal wouldn’t even give me a copy of my own paper unless I paid $30.

We our lab pays the upfront cost of $1500 to publish with journals that offer “Open Access for a fee”. I don’t like it, but I can live with that if it makes our work freely available to all.

HR 6845 needs to be stopped. Please everyone, write Congressman Conyers and tell him you aren’t happy with his bill.

]]> By: dd http://www.politigenomics.com/2008/09/open-access-under-attack.html#comment-1029 dd Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:37:54 +0000 http://www.politigenomics.com/?p=288#comment-1029 Giorgio, the bill has only been introduced; no further action. You can track its progress (or hopefully lack of progress) on <a href="http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-6845" rel="nofollow">GovTrack HR 6845</a>. With all that is currently going on and the Congress needing to get out of town to campaign, hopefully this bill will never be acted on. Giorgio, the bill has only been introduced; no further action. You can track its progress (or hopefully lack of progress) on GovTrack HR 6845. With all that is currently going on and the Congress needing to get out of town to campaign, hopefully this bill will never be acted on.

]]> By: Giorgio http://www.politigenomics.com/2008/09/open-access-under-attack.html#comment-1016 Giorgio Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:22:42 +0000 http://www.politigenomics.com/?p=288#comment-1016 What happened to the bill? What happened to the bill?

]]> By: Nadim Khan http://www.politigenomics.com/2008/09/open-access-under-attack.html#comment-717 Nadim Khan Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:02:05 +0000 http://www.politigenomics.com/?p=288#comment-717 I am of the view that modern era needs to be an open era with access to every sort of information available to one and all without any sort of caste,creed color or any other discremination. I hope that open access will be there for us to support our reaearch and allied activities. I am of the view that modern era needs to be an open era with access to every sort of information available to one and all without any sort of caste,creed color or any other discremination. I hope that open access will be there for us to support our reaearch and allied activities.

]]> By: Open Access– is there still a debate? http://www.politigenomics.com/2008/09/open-access-under-attack.html#comment-704 Open Access– is there still a debate? Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:36:10 +0000 http://www.politigenomics.com/?p=288#comment-704 [...] Clearly, the publishers think there is. “[John] Conyers, a liberal Democrat whom one might expect to be on the other side of this issue, is taking harsh aim at a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy requiring NIH-funded scientists to archive their published papers in a publicly accessible database within a year of publication.” A recent Nature Blog post (The Great Beyond: Open access: public good or publishers’ evil?) details a seedy melange of scientific publishing houses, lobbyists, and Congress. Another post at PolITiGenomics (Open access under attack) [...] [...] Clearly, the publishers think there is. “[John] Conyers, a liberal Democrat whom one might expect to be on the other side of this issue, is taking harsh aim at a new National Institutes of Health (NIH) policy requiring NIH-funded scientists to archive their published papers in a publicly accessible database within a year of publication.” A recent Nature Blog post (The Great Beyond: Open access: public good or publishers’ evil?) details a seedy melange of scientific publishing houses, lobbyists, and Congress. Another post at PolITiGenomics (Open access under attack) [...]

]]> By: dd http://www.politigenomics.com/2008/09/open-access-under-attack.html#comment-702 dd Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:27:23 +0000 http://www.politigenomics.com/?p=288#comment-702 <blockquote>If you use this template, correct the typo: “our countries efforts” should be “our country’s efforts.”</blockquote> Corrected.

If you use this template, correct the typo: “our countries efforts” should be “our country’s efforts.”

Corrected.

]]> By: Michael McShan http://www.politigenomics.com/2008/09/open-access-under-attack.html#comment-700 Michael McShan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:00:28 +0000 http://www.politigenomics.com/?p=288#comment-700 Part of the letter didn't make it through. The next to last sentence should be "I strongly urge you to vote against HR 6845, which I believe will negatively impact research efforts in -insert your state here-. Part of the letter didn’t make it through. The next to last sentence should be “I strongly urge you to vote against HR 6845, which I believe will negatively impact research efforts in -insert your state here-.

]]> By: Michael McShan http://www.politigenomics.com/2008/09/open-access-under-attack.html#comment-699 Michael McShan Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:56:57 +0000 http://www.politigenomics.com/?p=288#comment-699 If you use this template, correct the typo: "our countries efforts" should be "our country's efforts." I wrote a modified form of this letter to my representative: As a constituent who is strongly in support of the advancement of science, I urge you to vote against the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (HR 6845). This bill takes away control of taxpayer-funded information from researchers and institutions at the forefront of our state's and country's scientific efforts and puts it in the hands of publishing companies who often are based in foreign countries. Open access to research information is crucial to scientific advancement. Open access to government-funded research was a long overdue stance that provides the American taxpayer with the highest return on his or her investment. HR 6845 would undermine science and devalue the government’s investment in science. I strongly urge you to vote against HR 6845, which I believe will negatively impact research efforts in . Thank you for your time. If you use this template, correct the typo: “our countries efforts” should be “our country’s efforts.” I wrote a modified form of this letter to my representative:

As a constituent who is strongly in support of the advancement of science, I urge you to vote against the Fair Copyright in Research Works Act (HR 6845). This bill takes away control of taxpayer-funded information from researchers and institutions at the forefront of our state’s and country’s scientific efforts and puts it in the hands of publishing companies who often are based in foreign countries. Open access to research information is crucial to scientific advancement. Open access to government-funded research was a long overdue stance that provides the American taxpayer with the highest return on his or her investment. HR 6845 would undermine science and devalue the government’s investment in science. I strongly urge you to vote against HR 6845, which I believe will negatively impact research efforts in . Thank you for your time.

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