Guest guest Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 I think we all need to pay attention to this. We're all looking for information about our problems and if this Act passes we won't have access to the information we're looking for in the future. We'd have to pay to retrieve articles that may be a big help to us in discovering information that could be of great help to us."THROUGH the National Institutes of Health, American taxpayers have long supported research directed at understanding and treating human disease. Since 2009, the results of that research have been available free of charge on the National Library of Medicine’s Web site, allowing the public (patients and physicians, students and teachers) to read about the discoveries their tax dollars paid for.But a bill introduced in the House of Representatives last month threatens to cripple this site. The Research Works Act would forbid the N.I.H. to require, as it now does, that its grantees provide copies of the papers they publish in peer-reviewed journals to the library. If the bill passes, to read the results of federally funded research, most Americans would have to buy access to individual articles at a cost of $15 or $30 apiece. In other words, taxpayers who already paid for the research would have to pay again to read the results."http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html?_r=1 & ref=todayspaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 > > I think we all need to pay attention to this. We're all looking for information about our problems and if this Act passes we won't have access to the information we're looking for in the future. We'd have to pay to retrieve articles that may be a big help to us in discovering information that could be of great help to us. > Do you think this could pass - and what could we do to defeat such a bill other than contacting our congressmen and women? cathy > " THROUGH the National Institutes of Health, American taxpayers have long supported research directed at understanding and treating human disease. Since 2009, the results of that research have been available free of charge on the National Library of Medicine’s Web site, allowing the public (patients and physicians, students and teachers) to read about the discoveries their tax dollars paid for. > But a bill introduced in the House of Representatives last month threatens to cripple this site. The Research Works Act would forbid the N.I.H. to require, as it now does, that its grantees provide copies of the papers they publish in peer-reviewed journals to the library. If the bill passes, to read the results of federally funded research, most Americans would have to buy access to individual articles at a cost of $15 or $30 apiece. In other words, taxpayers who already paid for the research would have to pay again to read the results. " > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html?_r=\ 1 & ref=todayspaper > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 > > I think we all need to pay attention to this. We're all looking for information about our problems and if this Act passes we won't have access to the information we're looking for in the future. We'd have to pay to retrieve articles that may be a big help to us in discovering information that could be of great help to us. > Do you think this could pass - and what could we do to defeat such a bill other than contacting our congressmen and women? cathy > " THROUGH the National Institutes of Health, American taxpayers have long supported research directed at understanding and treating human disease. Since 2009, the results of that research have been available free of charge on the National Library of Medicine’s Web site, allowing the public (patients and physicians, students and teachers) to read about the discoveries their tax dollars paid for. > But a bill introduced in the House of Representatives last month threatens to cripple this site. The Research Works Act would forbid the N.I.H. to require, as it now does, that its grantees provide copies of the papers they publish in peer-reviewed journals to the library. If the bill passes, to read the results of federally funded research, most Americans would have to buy access to individual articles at a cost of $15 or $30 apiece. In other words, taxpayers who already paid for the research would have to pay again to read the results. " > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html?_r=\ 1 & ref=todayspaper > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 I do think this could pass, SOPA and IPPA are both close to passing and this would follow suit. The best thing to do is to constantly flood your congressional Representatives with emails, phone calls and other information about not supporting the bills. Let them know that if they vote in favor of the bill they lose your vote. It's what I've been doing to in opposition to SOPA. From: "barrasc@..." To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 8:47 AM Subject: Re: The Research Works Act > > I think we all need to pay attention to this. We're all looking for information about our problems and if this Act passes we won't have access to the information we're looking for in the future. We'd have to pay to retrieve articles that may be a big help to us in discovering information that could be of great help to us. > Do you think this could pass - and what could we do to defeat such a bill other than contacting our congressmen and women? cathy > "THROUGH the National Institutes of Health, American taxpayers have long supported research directed at understanding and treating human disease. Since 2009, the results of that research have been available free of charge on the National Library of Medicine’s Web site, allowing the public (patients and physicians, students and teachers) to read about the discoveries their tax dollars paid for. > But a bill introduced in the House of Representatives last month threatens to cripple this site. The Research Works Act would forbid the N.I.H. to require, as it now does, that its grantees provide copies of the papers they publish in peer-reviewed journals to the library. If the bill passes, to read the results of federally funded research, most Americans would have to buy access to individual articles at a cost of $15 or $30 apiece. In other words, taxpayers who already paid for the research would have to pay again to read the results." > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html?_r=1 & ref=todayspaper > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Thanks for bringing these issues to our attention! the clock is ticking. To: "Soundsensitivity " <Soundsensitivity > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 9:52 AM Subject: Re: Re: The Research Works Act I do think this could pass, SOPA and IPPA are both close to passing and this would follow suit. The best thing to do is to constantly flood your congressional Representatives with emails, phone calls and other information about not supporting the bills. Let them know that if they vote in favor of the bill they lose your vote. It's what I've been doing to in opposition to SOPA. From: "barrasc@..." To: Soundsensitivity Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 8:47 AM Subject: Re: The Research Works Act > > I think we all need to pay attention to this. We're all looking for information about our problems and if this Act passes we won't have access to the information we're looking for in the future. We'd have to pay to retrieve articles that may be a big help to us in discovering information that could be of great help to us. > Do you think this could pass - and what could we do to defeat such a bill other than contacting our congressmen and women? cathy > "THROUGH the National Institutes of Health, American taxpayers have long supported research directed at understanding and treating human disease. Since 2009, the results of that research have been available free of charge on the National Library of Medicine’s Web site, allowing the public (patients and physicians, students and teachers) to read about the discoveries their tax dollars paid for. > But a bill introduced in the House of Representatives last month threatens to cripple this site. The Research Works Act would forbid the N.I.H. to require, as it now does, that its grantees provide copies of the papers they publish in peer-reviewed journals to the library. If the bill passes, to read the results of federally funded research, most Americans would have to buy access to individual articles at a cost of $15 or $30 apiece. In other words, taxpayers who already paid for the research would have to pay again to read the results." > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html?_r=1 & ref=todayspaper > __ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/16/wikipedia-blackout-jimmy-wales-sopa_n_1\ 208947.html?ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief & utm_campaign=011712 & utm_medium\ =email & utm_content=NewsEntry & utm_term=Daily%20Brief Looks like people are noticing. I'm glad you brought this to our attention so early in the game that we could watch for it. I hope the link works. If not, it's todays' Huffington Post. I'm posting it to my FB page too. I get most of my Misophonia research done on the Internet and my tax dollars pay for the NIH and other higher institutes of learning. Whay would anyone agree to pay for the information twice!????? Good Job Amelia!! Thank you again. > > > > I think we all need to pay attention to this. We're all looking for information about our problems and if this Act passes we won't have access to the information we're looking for in the future. We'd have to pay to retrieve articles that may be a big help to us in discovering information that could be of great help to us. > > Do you think this could pass - and what could we do to defeat such a bill other than contacting our congressmen and women? > > cathy > > " THROUGH the National Institutes of Health, American taxpayers have long supported research directed at understanding and treating human disease. Since 2009, the results of that research have been available free of charge on the National Library of Medicine’s Web site, allowing the public (patients and physicians, students and teachers) to read about the discoveries their tax dollars paid for. > > But a bill introduced in the House of Representatives last month threatens to cripple this site. The Research Works Act would forbid the N.I.H. to require, as it now does, that its grantees provide copies of the papers they publish in peer-reviewed journals to the library. If the bill passes, to read the results of federally funded research, most Americans would have to buy access to individual articles at a cost of $15 or $30 apiece. In other words, taxpayers who already paid for the research would have to pay again to read the results. " > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html?_r=\ 1 & ref=todayspaper > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2012 Report Share Posted January 17, 2012 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/16/wikipedia-blackout-jimmy-wales-sopa_n_1\ 208947.html?ref=daily-brief?utm_source=DailyBrief & utm_campaign=011712 & utm_medium\ =email & utm_content=NewsEntry & utm_term=Daily%20Brief Looks like people are noticing. I'm glad you brought this to our attention so early in the game that we could watch for it. I hope the link works. If not, it's todays' Huffington Post. I'm posting it to my FB page too. I get most of my Misophonia research done on the Internet and my tax dollars pay for the NIH and other higher institutes of learning. Whay would anyone agree to pay for the information twice!????? Good Job Amelia!! Thank you again. > > > > I think we all need to pay attention to this. We're all looking for information about our problems and if this Act passes we won't have access to the information we're looking for in the future. We'd have to pay to retrieve articles that may be a big help to us in discovering information that could be of great help to us. > > Do you think this could pass - and what could we do to defeat such a bill other than contacting our congressmen and women? > > cathy > > " THROUGH the National Institutes of Health, American taxpayers have long supported research directed at understanding and treating human disease. Since 2009, the results of that research have been available free of charge on the National Library of Medicine’s Web site, allowing the public (patients and physicians, students and teachers) to read about the discoveries their tax dollars paid for. > > But a bill introduced in the House of Representatives last month threatens to cripple this site. The Research Works Act would forbid the N.I.H. to require, as it now does, that its grantees provide copies of the papers they publish in peer-reviewed journals to the library. If the bill passes, to read the results of federally funded research, most Americans would have to buy access to individual articles at a cost of $15 or $30 apiece. In other words, taxpayers who already paid for the research would have to pay again to read the results. " > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/11/opinion/research-bought-then-paid-for.html?_r=\ 1 & ref=todayspaper > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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