From: Nawin <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tue, 22 May 2012 18:04:56 -0500 Answer to the Open Access debate is simple: if you wish to have your research articles accessible to all at no charge at the point of access, just submit your articles only to open-access journals. End of discussion. Nawin Gupta Informed Publishing Solutions, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: LibLicense-L Discussion Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of LIBLICENSE Sent: Monday, May 21, 2012 5:51 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Access to Research Petition From: Mike Rossner <[log in to unmask]> Date: Mon, 21 May 2012 16:14:09 -0400 A petition has been posted on the "We The People" page of the White House website, urging President Obama to implement open access policies akin to the NIH mandate for other federal funding agencies: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/require-free-access-over-in ternet-scientific-journal-articles-arising-taxpayer-funded-research/wDX82FLQ Please sign if you agree with this recommendation. Mike Rossner The Rockefeller University Press