California Bill Would Mandate Open Access To Publicly Funded Research

ectoman writes "This week, advocates of open access to publicly funded research are keeping an eye on California's Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act (AB 609), which could soon find its way to the California State Senate. The bill requires the final copy of any peer-reviewed research funded by California tax dollars to be made publicly accessible within 12 months of publication. If passed, the legislation would become the first state-level law mandating this kind of access. Opensource.com is featuring a collection of articles on open access publishing, which you can read while you await the verdict on AB 609."

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Re:It only makes sense

[Anonymous Coward]

Someone has to take the research papers to give to the people! You don't want the scientists talking with the people! We have people skills!