by Caroline Winter | 9 December 2022 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
On August 25, 2022, the US Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a memo called Ensuring Free, Immediate, and Equitable Access to Federally Funded Researchand an accompanying media release. This memo, dubbed the Nelson Memo after Alondra Nelson, then acting Director of the OSTP, outlines public access (open access, OA) policy guidance for US federal agencies that fund research and development. Also released in August 2022 was the OSTP report Economic Landscape of Federal Public Access Policy, which examines potential economic effects of making federally funded research open access upon publication.
by Caroline Winter | 29 April 2022 | French, Observations, Observations and Responses
En août 2021, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) a publié une politique organisationnelle de libre accès qui s’applique aux publications financées par l’un de ses sept conseils de recherche, Research England et Innovate UK. Cette nouvelle politique est le résultat d’un processus de consultation qui a débuté en 2018, avec une version de politique pour consultation publié en février 2020 (voir « Examen et consultation de la politique de l’UKRI sur libre accès »).
by Caroline Winter | 29 April 2022 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
In August 2021, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published an organizational open access policy that applies to publications supported by funding from any of its seven research councils, Research England, and Innovate UK. This new policy is the result of a consultation process that began in 2018, with a draft policy for consultation released in February 2020 (see “UKRI Open Access Policy Review and Consultation”).
by Caroline Winter | 21 May 2021 | English, Observations, Observations and Responses
In March 2021, the Government of Canada announced the release of the Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy (RDM Policy). A draft of this policy for consultation was released in May 2018 (see “Tri-Agency Research Data Management Policy”).
by Caroline Winter | 21 May 2021 | French, Observations, Observations and Responses
En mars 2021, le gouvernement du Canada a annoncé la publication de la Politique des trois organismes sur la gestion des données de recherche (Politique de GDR). Une ébauche de cette politique pour consultation a été publiée en mai 2018 (voir « Le Politique des trois organismes sur la gestion des données de recherche »).
