ATA | The Alliance for Taxpayer Access

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What is
�Taxpayer Access�?

Access to scientific and medical publications has lagged behind the wide reach of the Internet into U.S. homes and institutions. Subscription barriers limit U.S. taxpayer access to research that has been paid for with public funds.

Taxpayer access removes these barriers by making the peer-reviewed results of taxpayer-funded research available online, and for no extra charge to the American public.

To achieve this, the ATA supports applying the developing practices of Open Access as defined by the Budapest Open Access Initiative in February 2002.

A diverse and growing alliance of organizations representing taxpayers, patients, physicians, researchers, and institutions that support open public access to taxpayer-funded research.

Statement of Principles:

American taxpayers are entitled to open access on the Internet to the peer-reviewed scientific articles on research funded by the U.S. Government.
Widespread access to the information contained in these articles is an essential, inseparable component of our nation's investment in science.
This and other scientific information should be shared in cost-effective ways that take advantage of the Internet, stimulate further discovery and innovation, and advance the translation of this knowledge into public benefits.
Enhanced access to and expanded sharing of information will lead to usage by millions of scientists, professionals, and individuals, and will deliver an accelerated return on the taxpayers' investment.

Add this button to your Web site and show your support for taxpayer access to federally funded research.

Recent News:

(September 22, 2007) Information wants to be free - Note: Restricted to subscribers. For excerpts and commentary, see the Open Access News blog.

(September 20, 2007) Now online: The importance of public access to publicly funded research for patient advocates - An ATA Web cast, recorded August 30, 2007.

(September 12, 2007) ARL Challenges Publishers' PR Campaign Against Open Access Legislation

(September 12, 2007) Mandatory public access to federally funded research does not violate copyright obligations (PDF)
A joint brief from ARL, ALA, and SPARC, created July 2007.

(September 11, 2007) Call to action: Contact your Senator with support for public access to NIH-funded research

Be sure to check our Media page for news on the latest developments in public access.

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A diverse and growing alliance of organizations representing taxpayers, patients, physicians, researchers, and institutions that support open public access to taxpayer-funded research.

Statement of Principles: