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Why should open access publication be important to research funders?
Just funding the research is a job only part done – a fundamental part of their mission is to ensure the widest possible dissemination and unrestricted access to that research.
Web developments have created a new publishing model - not fully realised whilst access mediated through subscriptions and bundle deals.
- 90% of NHS-funded research available online full text
- 30% immediately available to public
- Only 40% immediately available to NHS staff
Notes:
Submission to the House of Commons Science and Technology
Committee's Inquiry into Scientific Publications “How accessible is NHS-funded research to the general public and to the NHS's own researchers?
Matthew Cockerill Ph.D., Technical Director, BioMed Central Ltd.
http://www.biomedcentral.com/openaccess/inquiry/refersubmission.pdf