From: "Blobaum, Paul" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:28:06 +0000 Wouldn't the threat of not getting another NIH grant be enough to ensure compliance? Paul Blobaum, M.A., M.S. Full Professor College of Health and Human Services Librarian Liaison Governors State University Library University Park, IL 60484 708-534 4139 pblobaum at govst dot edu ________________________________________ From: "Hansen, Dave" <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:28:06 +0000 Does anyone on this list have an idea of how the NIH enforces its public access policy? I recently had a conversation with someone who has viewed several NIH non-compliance letters. She expressed some consternation that, while letters sometimes go out about non-compliance, there is no real force behind them and nothing that effectively compels compliance. I couldn’t find any more info from the NIH itself. Does anyone have any idea how prevalent non-compliance is and how frequently NIH takes actions to enforce the policy, and for those library lawyers that I know lurk around on this list, who (if anyone) would be able to contest non-enforcement by the NIH?* *I’m not trying to pick a fight. I’d just like to know who has the right to do such a thing. ----- David R. Hansen Digital Library Fellow Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic UC Berkeley School of Law [log in to unmask]