Hello all,<div><br></div><div>Last week, the White House posted a memo on "Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research ". This is an interesting addition to the conversation on FASTR, and a few organizations who focus on open access have posted summaries and comparisons.</div>

<div><div><br></div><div>* Announcement: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/22/expanding-public-access-results-federally-funded-research">http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/02/22/expanding-public-access-results-federally-funded-research</a></div>

<div>* Full memo: <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/ostp_public_access_memo_2013.pdf">http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/microsites/ostp/ostp_public_access_memo_2013.pdf</a></div>

<div>* ALA: <a href="http://www.districtdispatch.org/2013/02/the-white-house-and-open-access/">http://www.districtdispatch.org/2013/02/the-white-house-and-open-access/</a></div><div>* SPARC: <a href="http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/sparc-applauds-white-house-for-landmark-directive-.shtml">http://www.arl.org/sparc/media/sparc-applauds-white-house-for-landmark-directive-.shtml</a></div>

<div><br></div>-- <br><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-image:initial;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><span style="background-image:initial">Stephen LaPorte</span></span></div>

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