Access to Federally Funded Research Back to Congress

Information Today, vol 26, No. 8, p. 13, September 2009

3 Pages Posted: 11 Oct 2013

Date Written: September 1, 2009

Abstract

The federal budget proposal for fiscal year 2009 included over $147 billion of government spending on research and development. A significant portion of those funds will be allocated to academic and research institutions to fund basic and applied research in a wide variety of disciplines, including aerospace, biotechnology, health care, energy development, environmental protection, communications, and Internet technology. The funding usually takes the form of research grants to universities and university-based researchers.

A battle is looming in Congress, however, over the product of these research grants. In many cases, the end result of government-funded basic research is the publication of research results in peer-reviewed scholarly journals. The peer-review process helps to assure the integrity of the research process. However, the publication of these research papers in journals that are often very high-priced with limited availability has been criticized. With tax money being the source of the research, the argument goes that the public should have full access to the results.

Keywords: research, federally funded, copyright, government, NIH

Suggested Citation

Pike, George H., Access to Federally Funded Research Back to Congress (September 1, 2009). Information Today, vol 26, No. 8, p. 13, September 2009, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2338695

George H. Pike (Contact Author)

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