Open Access Petition From: Maria Michelle Sitko <sitko_at_maryu.marywood.edu> A petition has been posted on the "We The People" page of the White House website, urging President Obama to implement open access policies akin to the NIH mandate for other federal funding agencies: https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/!/petition/require-free-access-over-internet-scientific-journal-articles-arising-taxpayer-funded-research/wDX82FLQ <https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/require-free-access-over-internet-scientific-journal-articles-arising-taxpayer-funded-research/wDX82FLQ> Please sign if you agree with this recommendation. "Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole staircase." --Martin Luther King, Jr. ****** *** ***** *** ***** *** ***** *** Michelle Sitko Associate Professor Digital Serials & Resources Development Librarian Marywood University Library 2300 Adams Avenue Scranton, PA 18509-1598 Voice: (570) 340-6034 Fax: (570) 961-4716 (paper) or (570) 961-4769 (online) Email: sitko_at_maryu.marywood.edu <mailto:sitko_at_marywood.edu>Received on Tue May 22 2012 - 08:55:02 EDT