April 15th-21st is National Library Week!

April 15th-21st is National Library Week! The DeWitt Wallace Library is planning several events to help us celebrate the contributions of libraries. During this week, please join us for free Caribou coffee which will be available each morning in the Harmon Room. View All National Library Week Info & Events

53 Private College Presidents Show Support for FRPAA

The Federal Public Research Access Act (FRPAA) introduced in May 2006, is a bill which would require "federal agencies to publish their findings, online and free, within six months of their publication elsewhere". In July, 25 Provosts of large national institutions issued a letter in support of this legislation. Today in an article in Inside Higher Education (http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/09/06/access) the lead article referred to a letter signed by 53 Presidents of Oberlin Group institutions also in support of this legislation. I am very pleased to report that President Brian Rosenberg was one of the 53. Although a number of scholarly publishers have come out opposed to this legislation, the benefits to making research that is funded by taxpayers available to a broader audience cannot be disputed. For more information about FRPAA see the SPARC Resources Page at http://www.arl.org/sparc/resources/frpaa.html