[FC-discuss] [Fwd: [SPARC-R2RC]Student coalition for Open Access solidifies, now represents over 5 million students internationally]

[Adi Kamdar]

Two Yale op-eds re open access:

http://www.yaledailynews.com/opinion/guest-columns/2009/10/19/kamdar-and-somers-open-yale/

http://yaleherald.com/opinion/yale-lags-behind-peers-in-open-access-policies/

-Adi


On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 4:52 PM, Gavin Baker <gavin at gavinbaker.com> wrote:

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> STUDENT COALITION FOR OPEN ACCESS SOLIDIFIES,
> NOW REPRESENTS OVER 5 MILLION STUDENTS INTERNATIONALLY
>
> Washington DC – The student Right to Research Coalition, a group of
> national, international, and local student associations that advocate for
> governments, universities, and researchers to adopt Open Access practices,
> has now grown to include some of the most prominent student organizations
> from the United States and across the world. The recent addition of 8 new
> organizations brings the number of students represented by the coalition to
> over 5 million, demonstrating the broad, passionate support Open Access
> enjoys from the student community.
>
> Additions to the coalition since its launch this summer include: the United
> States Student Association (USSA), the National Association of
> Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS), the National Graduate Council of the
> Canadian Federation of Students, the International Association of Political
> Science Students, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Graduate Student
> Council, the University of Minnesota Graduate and Professional Student
> Assembly, the University of Nebraska - Lincoln Graduate Student Association,
> and the Student Government Association of St. Olaf College.
>
> “Our core mission is to protect and enhance students’ access to education,"
> said Angela Peoples, USSA's Legislative Director, noting her organization’s
> motivation for joining the coalition.  "We believe Open Access plays a
> crucial role in ensuring that all students have access to the academic
> research on which their education depends.”
>
> The United States Student Association, the largest American student
> organization, is already taking steps to tap its vast network of student
> activists for this important cause.  Likewise, the National Association of
> Graduate-Professional Students, the premier American graduate student
> advocacy organization, has made Open Access a top legislative priority and
> recently lobbied over two-dozen Congressional offices in support of the
> Federal Research Public Access Act.
>
> Julia Mortyakova, NAGPS president, said, “as an organization representing
> students actively involved in contributing to research, NAGPS strongly
> supports Open Access. We believe in enhancing the dissemination of knowledge
> in order to maximize the access, usage, and impact of the latest research.”
>
> The addition of international student groups reflects the global nature of
> the wider Open Access movement. And, the growing group of student
> governments that view ensuring access to research as part of their core
> mission has resulted in increased activity on college and university
> campuses.
>
> “The purpose of research is wide dissemination and cultivation of
> knowledge. With increasing journal subscription costs and decreasing library
> budgets, we, as users and producers of scientific knowledge, are taking a
> stand to support Open Access to scholarly research.  As a student government
> concerned both locally and globally, we feel this is not only a
> responsibility to our own constituency, but also to researchers and human
> advancement worldwide,” said Kevin McComber, Vice President of MIT’s
> Graduate Student Council.
>
> "The incredible growth of the student interest in Open Access, especially
> the depth of their commitment to advocacy, sends a strong signal that this
> movement is here to stay," commented Heather Joseph, Executive Director of
> SPARC. "We're looking forward to the energy, creativity, and passion that
> these groups will surely bring to ensuring that scholarly research is
> accessible to all."
>
> Student organizations are invited to join the coalition at
> http://www.righttoresearch.org/endorse.
>
> For more information, visit the coalition’s Web site at
> http://www.righttoresearch.org.
>
> #
>
> SPARC
> SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), with SPARC
> Europe and SPARC Japan, is an international alliance of more than 800
> academic and research libraries working to create a more open system of
> scholarly communication. SPARC has worked collaboratively with students to
> introduce the Right to Research campaign, the Open Students Blog, and the
> international Open Access Week (Oct. 19 – 23, 2009). SPARC is on the Web at
> http://www.arl.org/sparc.
>
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