Library associations support legislation that improves public access to federal scientific research
May 10th, 2006 2:23 pm | by Catherine Lavallee-Welch
A coalition of national library associations, including SLA, ALA and ARL, praised the introduction of the “Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006.” The Act is introduced by Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT) and would require federal agencies with extramural research portfolios over $100 million to make the electronic versions of peer-reviewed articles publicly available via the Internet within 6 months of publication.
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As the first USF librarian at the Lakeland campus (now Polytechnic), I opened the USF Polytechnic Library in January 2007 and have developed its various services.
I've held positions as information broker, Internet consultant and academic librarian in Canada, the US and Europe.
A blogger since 2001, I've created and maintained several sites in, and outside, of the biblioblogosphere.
I'm active in SLA, and currently serve as on the boards of the Academic Division and the Florida-Caribbean Chapter.
