Legislation & Advocacy

SPARC Advocacy, including news about recent legislation and background resources

Public Access Policies from the Association of Research Libraries

The Alliance for Taxpayer Access, a coalition of groups and institutions that support public access to research results funded with tax dollars

ALA Issues and Advocacy , including news and statements from the American Library Association on fair use, digital rights management, and open access to research

Faculty Speak Out, examples of resolutions, statements and other advocacy efforts undertaken by faculty to change the scholarly communication system

What You Can Do to Promote Open Access, suggestions for faculty, administrators, publishers and others