Omnibus Bill Mandates Access to Scientific Research

From ALA News: This includes the reinstatement of walk-in service at the Environmental Protection Agency’s 10 regional libraries. The funding is $1 million more than proposed by the Senate in June to reopen four libraries, including the headquarters library in Washington, D.C., and restore scaled-back hours elsewhere, according to the nonprofit advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility. Also included in this bill is the mandate that the PubMed Central database receive for deposit within 12 months of publication peer-reviewed articles researched with funds from the National Institutes of Health. I know that the AAP is fiercely fighting this on behalf of journal publishers, but hopefully it will be stand. Read the full story: http://www.ala.org/ala/alonline/currentnews/newsarchive/2007/december2007/omnibus.cfm