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NIH Researchers

NIH public access policy implementationEffective April 7, 2008

The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine's PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.

Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008)
  • UW NIH Researchers: Strategies and Author Responsibilities
    1. Look at the NIH Public Access Policy FAQ for an overview of the policy including dates, compliance suggestions, and publication submission information.
    2. Go to the Office of Sponsored Programs Website
    3. Retain the rights you need to comply with the NIH Public Access Policy
      - Scrutinize the publication agreement
      - Negotiate with the publisher
      - Add the appropriate NIH addenda
  • Scholarly Communications and Publishing

    For more information and resources see the Scholarly Communications and Publishing web page on HealthLinks.

News

Provided by HSL News: UW Health Sciences Libraries' News. For full story click the item title.

  • HSL Storage Items on the Move
    Over the summer, HSL is moving over 1.5 miles of materials from on-site to off-site storage. While items are in transit, they will be temporarily unavailable. Once the materials are in their new home, they can be requested and delivered to HSL using the Request/Place Hold button in the UW Libraries Catalog record. Thank you for your patience during this time.
  • Pay HSL Document Services Invoices Online
    You can now pay your Health Sciences Libraries' invoices from Document Services online with either a Visa or Mastercard. Follow the Order Articles/Books link under the Help tab in Healthlinks. It's secure, fast and easy!
  • Database Changes
    • Databases coming:
      ~ Newsbank Access World News (newspapers)
      ~ Academic Search Complete (magazine & journal articles)
      ~ Business Source Complete (business resources)
    • Departing Databases:
      ~ Research Library (magazine & journal articles)
      ~ ABI/Inform (business resources)
      ~ Current Contents Connect (serials TOC)
    For more information, see the article on the Libraries' web page or ask your liaison for assistance.

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