We're Halfway There - White House Petition on Open Access
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HPS Kalra
May 24, 2012, 6:40:17 AM5/24/12
to sascodif, Ajith Chandran, akha mao, amarvir mann, amit mittal, amitoj singh, anant deshpande, Gulab Chapalganvkar, Iqbal Brar, rajni bala, Bala Jeyaraman, Seminar CJM, devesh kishore, devesh kishore, TARANJEET SINGH, NarendraCh, s.s. saluja, G.Krishnakumar, Hannah Sunitha, harjyot kaur, Harminder Pal Singh, darshan singh handa, Harpreet Kaur, hargun_s, manas das, jagdeep.kaur.gsk, vinay jain, Dr. K. Panneerselvam, Nataraju S M, neha dawar, nidhi Nidhi, poonam nandan, Nimish Kapoor, nmb kwr, papia, Parmod Kumar Singla, Patairiya Manoj, Mr rupinder ashta, rism, RITU WALIA, Sasikala Ravichandran, rajrattan singh chawla, Shresth Tayal, temsu imchen, upneet.dhillon85, Umesh Dewan, vishal sharma, V_abhi2005, Anil Verma, anilkumar vadavathoor
Dear Friends and Professional colleagues,
Kindly find below a message of 23 May 2012 urging us to support open
access to research. Kindly excuse for any cross-posting.
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Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Library and Information Science
Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 Punjab INDIA.
Tel: +91-175-304-6179, 6180 (work) +91-98559-43338 (cell)
Email: hpsk...@gmail.com
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> Friends:
>
> Here is a message I received from SPARC-ARL. Please read and act.
> Scientists, students, librarians and all those who are interested in
> widespread dissemination of knowledge in India and other developing
> countries should lend their support to this movement.
> ?
> The Obama Administration is?actively considering taking action to open up
> the results of research funded by?taxpayer dollars, by making
> scientific?articles freely available online.
> ?
> A petition (wh.gov/6TH) calling?for Public Access to all Federally Funded
> Research has been posted to the White?House?"We the People"?website.?If the
> petition garners?25,000 signatures within 30 days, it?will?be reviewed by
> White House staff, and?considered for action.?
> ?
> We?re halfway there ??more than 12,500 people have signed the petition since
> it was posted just two?and half days ago! Researchers, patients?groups,
> universities, libraries,?students, businesses and families have all thrown
> their support behind this?simple yet powerful idea ? to make?taxpayer-funded
> research freely accessible?to the public. Learn more about why by watching
> this one-minute video?(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FoYxzPZDuw).
> ?
> Sign the petition (wh.gov/6TH) today,?and encourage your colleagues, friends
> and family to do the same. You are?eligible to sign if you are at least?13
> years old, and have a valid email?address. That?s all.
> ?
> Signing is easy, it?s?fast, and it can have an enormous impact on our
> chances of expanding access to?the results of scientific research that
> we?have helped to fund. So take some?time today to not only sign onto the
> petition, but to spread the word far and?wide. Consider a blog post, an
> email?to constituencies, a tweet (use?#openaccess), a Facebook share, an
> action in your library or on your campus -?anything that tells as many
> people?as possible "I support this petition,?I'm signing this petition, and
> you should, too." ?
> ?
> Thanks in advance for?your support for this effort - it is truly a critical
> time, and taking this action?now *can* make a difference!
> ?
> Best,
>
> Andrea
>
> --?
> Andrea Brusca Higginbotham
> Communications Manager, SPARC
> 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800
> Washington, DC 20036
> (202) 296-2296 ext 121
> and...@arl.org
> www.arl.org/sparc
>
> Open Access Week 2012
> October 22-28
> http://www.openaccessweek.org/
>
> NEW! SPARC Daily:?http://paper.li/SPARC_NA/1334596809
Kindly find below a message of 23 May 2012 urging us to support open
access to research. Kindly excuse for any cross-posting.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra
Associate Professor and Head
Department of Library and Information Science
Punjabi University, Patiala 147 002 Punjab INDIA.
Tel: +91-175-304-6179, 6180 (work) +91-98559-43338 (cell)
Email: hpsk...@gmail.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Friends:
>
> Here is a message I received from SPARC-ARL. Please read and act.
> Scientists, students, librarians and all those who are interested in
> widespread dissemination of knowledge in India and other developing
> countries should lend their support to this movement.
> ?
> The Obama Administration is?actively considering taking action to open up
> the results of research funded by?taxpayer dollars, by making
> scientific?articles freely available online.
> ?
> A petition (wh.gov/6TH) calling?for Public Access to all Federally Funded
> Research has been posted to the White?House?"We the People"?website.?If the
> petition garners?25,000 signatures within 30 days, it?will?be reviewed by
> White House staff, and?considered for action.?
> ?
> We?re halfway there ??more than 12,500 people have signed the petition since
> it was posted just two?and half days ago! Researchers, patients?groups,
> universities, libraries,?students, businesses and families have all thrown
> their support behind this?simple yet powerful idea ? to make?taxpayer-funded
> research freely accessible?to the public. Learn more about why by watching
> this one-minute video?(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FoYxzPZDuw).
> ?
> Sign the petition (wh.gov/6TH) today,?and encourage your colleagues, friends
> and family to do the same. You are?eligible to sign if you are at least?13
> years old, and have a valid email?address. That?s all.
> ?
> Signing is easy, it?s?fast, and it can have an enormous impact on our
> chances of expanding access to?the results of scientific research that
> we?have helped to fund. So take some?time today to not only sign onto the
> petition, but to spread the word far and?wide. Consider a blog post, an
> email?to constituencies, a tweet (use?#openaccess), a Facebook share, an
> action in your library or on your campus -?anything that tells as many
> people?as possible "I support this petition,?I'm signing this petition, and
> you should, too." ?
> ?
> Thanks in advance for?your support for this effort - it is truly a critical
> time, and taking this action?now *can* make a difference!
> ?
> Best,
>
> Andrea
>
> --?
> Andrea Brusca Higginbotham
> Communications Manager, SPARC
> 21 Dupont Circle, Suite 800
> Washington, DC 20036
> (202) 296-2296 ext 121
> and...@arl.org
> www.arl.org/sparc
>
> Open Access Week 2012
> October 22-28
> http://www.openaccessweek.org/
>
> NEW! SPARC Daily:?http://paper.li/SPARC_NA/1334596809
Sridhar Gutam
May 24, 2012, 6:47:06 AM5/24/12
to HPS Kalra, sascodif, Ajith Chandran, akha mao, amarvir mann, amit mittal, amitoj singh, anant deshpande, Gulab Chapalganvkar, Iqbal Brar, rajni bala, Bala Jeyaraman, Seminar CJM, devesh kishore, devesh kishore, TARANJEET SINGH, NarendraCh, s.s. saluja, G.Krishnakumar, Hannah Sunitha, harjyot kaur, Harminder Pal Singh, darshan singh handa, Harpreet Kaur, hargun_s, manas das, jagdeep.kaur.gsk, vinay jain, Dr. K. Panneerselvam, Nataraju S M, neha dawar, nidhi Nidhi, poonam nandan, Nimish Kapoor, nmb kwr, papia, Parmod Kumar Singla, Patairiya Manoj, Mr rupinder ashta, rism, RITU WALIA, Sasikala Ravichandran, rajrattan singh chawla, Shresth Tayal, temsu imchen, upneet.dhillon85, Umesh Dewan, vishal sharma, V_abhi2005, Anil Verma, anilkumar vadavathoor
Dear All,
We are trying to have Open Access Week celebrations <http://www.openaccessweek.org/> October 22-28, 2012 in India under the banner 'Open Access India' (OAI). The OAI is is driven by OA evangelists in India comprising of researchers and librarians and others from various fields. This would be the first celebrations under OAI in all over the India.
It is requested that DataMeet members may join the programmes being organized by OAI at various locations and present 'Open Data' papers/talks.
Please join us and show your support for the Open Access to Public Funded Research. Join OAI on Facebook Group, <https://www.facebook.com/groups/oaindia/> Facebook Page <https://www.facebook.com/oaindia/>, Google Group <http://groups.google.com/group/oaindia>, Linkedin Group <http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Open-Access-India-4331373>.
We are trying to have Open Access Week celebrations <http://www.openaccessweek.org/> October 22-28, 2012 in India under the banner 'Open Access India' (OAI). The OAI is is driven by OA evangelists in India comprising of researchers and librarians and others from various fields. This would be the first celebrations under OAI in all over the India.
It is requested that DataMeet members may join the programmes being organized by OAI at various locations and present 'Open Data' papers/talks.
Please join us and show your support for the Open Access to Public Funded Research. Join OAI on Facebook Group, <https://www.facebook.com/groups/oaindia/> Facebook Page <https://www.facebook.com/oaindia/>, Google Group <http://groups.google.com/group/oaindia>, Linkedin Group <http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Open-Access-India-4331373>.
Regards,
Sridhar__________________________________________________________
Sridhar Gutam PhD, ARS, Patent Laws (NALSAR), IP & Biotech. (WIPO)
Senior Scientist (Plant Physiology) Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture
Joint Secretary, Agricultural Research Service Scientists' Forum
Convener, Open Access India
Rehmankhera, Kakori Post
Lucknow 227107, Uttar Pradesh, India
Phone: +91-522-2841022/23/24; Fax: +91-522-2841025
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