Just to clarify some things: - this is similar to how it works in the EU now - depositing the final accepted author version (without journal editors' final ty

Just to clarify some things: - this is similar to how it works in the EU now - depositing the final accepted author version (without journal editors' final typesetting / grammar corrections) into a publicly accessible repository seems to be within these guidelines - open access publishing is typically much more expensive than the closed model for the researchers. Open access fees can be between several hundred and several thousand dollars, depending on the journal - these costs, ostensibly to offset the subscription model, are now most likely to fall on the researchers (i.e., the government) - libraries might still want the subscription to the back-catalog which would still be hugely expensive All in all, I'm in favor of this regardless of the finances (up to a point).