David sez, “Last September, the UK parliament earmarked £10 Million pounds from the science budget to support open access scientific publishing. Earlier this week, the UK parliament announced that they are seeking feedback on this policy, including ‘how the Government should address the concerns raised by the scientific and publishing communities about the policy’. The deadline is this weekend (Jan 18) so it seems important to get the word out. (Formatting specifications for comments)”
Lords science committee launch open access inquiry with evidence session with Dame Janet Finch