I wanted to share this announcement with the CNI-community. The report is short (9 pages) and a good read; it includes a number of very, very helpful recommendations that I hope get very careful consideration by the US Federal research funders.

From the announcement:

"The Association of American Universities (AAU) and Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) today released a report that details principles and recommended actions universities and federal agencies can take to advance timely access to data from federally-sponsored research grants.

The report, produced by a working group of research university leaders that AAU and APLU convened, details steps federal agencies can take to facilitate public access to research data in a viable and sustainable manner that advances science in the public interest while minimizing the administrative burden on agencies, universities, and researchers. The report also contains actions universities should take both collectively and individually to align with the goals of research data sharing."

The full announcement and a pointer to the report (a PDF).

Full disclosure: Along with many others, I had an opportunity to exchange ideas with the committee that prepared this report in the course of their discussions.

Clifford Lynch Director, CNI