May 2012
16 posts
MOAR!
See that little tiny curl at the far right? That’s correlation to the blast of RTs and other work that started in the past two hours. Keep it up. Sign the petition.
It's Working
See that little tiny curl at the far right? That’s correlation to the blast of RTs and other work that started in the past two hours. Keep it up. Sign the petition.
Technical Problems With Petition Site
We have received widespread reports of technical problems registering with the We The People petition site as well as post-registration technical problems with signing the Access2Research petition itself.
It appears the vast majority of problems can be solved first logging out of the website and then logging back in. Once logged in, click on the link for the petition and you should be able to...
Wikimedia Foundation Endorses Access2Research...
The subject says it all.
We are so grateful to our friends at the Wikimedia Foundation for their decision to join the fight for taxpayer access to the literature.
Sign the petition.
Get Your +1 Yet?
We’re about to pass 15,000 signatures on the taxpayer access petition. If you haven’t signed it yet, read no further. Go sign and then come back.
If you have signed it, it’s time to go back up the hill again. We need 10,000 more signatures to force a White House response. We’ve been very effective on Twitter and other social systems. But it’s time to go into the...
Open Access Now - Video by @FakeElsevier - Repost
This video was made by Fake Elsevier and tweeted early on in #OAMonday. Don’t forget to sign the petition. And read the context.
Why Access2Research Matters For Patients
(guest post by Cameron Neylon)
(sign the petition)
As a patient or patient advocate you may be wondering whether this petition is really for you. After all the NIH mandate does a pretty good job of getting you access to the research you need.
There are three good reasons why this petition still matters for patients and their supporters.
1) There is much health research carried out beyond the...
10,000 and counting
Thanks to Allyna W, the Access2Research Petition hit 10,000 signatories after 50 hours and 10 minutes live on the White House’s We The People petition site.
Read the context. Take a stand for access to taxpayer funded research. Sign the petition.
Sign The Petition - Repost
Sign the Access2Research petition at the White House website. More than 8,000 people have already done it. We’re asking for about five minutes of your time.
Sign the petition to require free access over the Internet to journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research. This will require you to create an account at the White House petition website, confirm the account by clicking on a link in...
First #OA Monday Progress
Got about two hours left in the first #OAMonday, but amazing progress so far.
Don’t forget to sign the petition. And read the context.
Fake Elsevier Weighs In
This video was made by Fake Elsevier and tweeted early on in #OAMonday. Don’t forget to sign the petition. And read the context.
Sign The Petition
Sign the Access2Research petition at the White House website.
We’re asking for about five minutes of your time.
Sign the petition to require free access over the Internet to journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research. This will require you to create an account at the White House petition website, confirm the account by clicking on a link in your email, and then sign the petition...
