Comments on: Wikimedia Foundation endorses mandates for free access to publicly funded research

By: Sridhar Gutam

Sridhar Gutam — Tue, 29 May 2012 08:19:44 +0000

Many thanks to Wikimedia for endorsing free access to the public funded research. As a Convener of Open Access India, I congratulte Wikimedia for this endorsment.

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By: Ann Lee Morgan

Ann Lee Morgan — Sat, 26 May 2012 16:25:41 +0000

In the United States, virtually anyone employed by an educational institution indirectly receives taxpayer support from the federal government, as well as, in most cases, state and/or local support. Therefore, their research in the humanities similarly deserves open access.

By: Averny

Averny — Sat, 26 May 2012 09:51:58 +0000

Publishers—CORPORATIONS that they are—should be precluded from gaming the system for their own private profiteering. Free access should be mandated for publicly funded research.

By: Tricia Cusack

Tricia Cusack — Sat, 26 May 2012 07:46:46 +0000

This is also applicable to the UK, where research is virtually impossible without affiliation to a university – and this will apply to former university lecturers when they leave their university too, excepting the small percentage of Emeritus professors who retain university status.

The present restrictions mean a huge loss of ideas, talent, employment and motivation on the part of the many scholars who are not only unfunded, but expected to pay ridiculous sums for every article they wish to view.

There needs to be an academic spring.
Tricia

By: Prasanth

Prasanth — Sat, 26 May 2012 02:54:48 +0000

As a researcher I completely endorse this cause. Publishers are just making more and more money using publicly funded research ..

By: Macu Rodriguez

Macu Rodriguez — Fri, 25 May 2012 23:04:28 +0000

If research is publicly founded, it should be publicly shared. I fully subscribe Access2Research petition (from Madrid, Spain).

By: Mike Taylor

Mike Taylor — Fri, 25 May 2012 15:42:10 +0000

Many thanks for this valuable endorsement of the important Access2Research petition.

Please will you add a note to your text specifying that you do not need to be a US citizen to sign? International signatures are also welcome.