Scholarly Journals Dislike Bill to Require Online Access

SOME PUBLISHERS OF SCHOLARLY JOURNALS DISLIKE BILL TO REQUIRE ONLINE ACCESS TO ARTICLES
[SOURCE: New York Times, AUTHOR: Sara Ivry]
Scholarly publishing has never been a big business. But it could take a financial hit if a proposed federal law is enacted, opening taxpayer-financed research to the public, according to some critics in academic institutions. The Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006, proposed last week by Senators Joseph I. Lieberman (D-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) would require 11 government agencies to publish online any articles that contained research financed with federal grants. If enacted, the measure would require that the articles be accessible online without charge within six months of their initial publication in a scholarly journal.
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/08/business/media/08journal.html
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