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Well I learned something from this discussion. Advocacy for Open Access is a new side project of mine, and now I know that Cornyn will be a strong ally.
by jacoblyles 14y ago
Well I learned something from this discussion. Advocacy for Open Access is a new side project of mine, and now I know that Cornyn will be a strong ally.
- michael_nielsen 14y agoIt's well worth looking at the list of sponsors at the FRPAA Wikipedia link. Heck, I'll cut and paste -- it's a long list, but these people deserve recognition: Senators John Cornyn and Joe Lieberman In the House, Representatives Michael Doyle, Frederick Boucher, Michael Capuano, Jerry Costello, Bill Foster, Barney Frank, Gregg Harper, Paul Hodes, Tim Holden, Dennis Kucinich, Rick Larsen, Zoe Lofgren, Stephen Lynch, Dana Rohrabacher, Fortney Stark, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Henry Waxman I only follow the politics of open access loosely, but my impression is that Lieberman has been a strong supporter since well before it was fashionable - well back into the 1990s. I disagree with many of these people on many things, but I think this work is admirable, and worth supporting. Edit: I notice that Senator Ron Wyden is missing from Wikipedia's list. Not sure what's up with that. He was definitely involved.
- jacoblyles 14y agoThis is great information. Thanks. I bookmarked this post.
- michael_nielsen 14y agoIf you're interested in Open Access advocacy, I recommend following Peter Suber on Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/109377556796183035206/posts https://plus.google.com/109377556796183035206/posts Suber is one of the world's leading advocates for open access to science. For even more complete coverage, you can follow Suber's Open Access Tracking project. The project can be followed in several ways, including on Twitter: https://twitter.com/oatp https://twitter.com/oatp