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The NIST Plan for Providing Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research

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Author(s)

Katherine E. Sharpless, Regina L. Avila, Sally S. Bruce, Wo L. Chang, Robert M. Dimeo, Virginia Covahey, Alan K. Dohne, Heather M. Evans, Aaron P. Fein, Donna J. Kimball, Andrea M. Medina-Smith, Alan E. Munter, James K. Olthoff, Dianne L. Poster, Kathleen M. Roberts, Susannah B. Schiller, John H. Scott, Barbara P. Silcox, James A. St Pierre, Mark D. Stiles

Abstract

Documentation of the evolution of NIST's plan for providing public access to results of federally funded research is provided, including the plan itself, responses to comments made by NIST staff, and public comments received in response to a request for comment in the Federal Register.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8084
Report Number
8084

Keywords

open access, public access, OSTP memo, public comment

Citation

Sharpless, K. , Avila, R. , Bruce, S. , Chang, W. , Thompson, R. , Covahey, V. , Dohne, A. , Evans, H. , Fein, A. , Kimball, D. , Medina-Smith, A. , Munter, A. , Olthoff, J. , Poster, D. , Roberts, K. , Schiller, S. , Scott, J. , Silcox, B. , St, J. and Stiles, M. (2015), The NIST Plan for Providing Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8084 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created October 27, 2015, Updated November 10, 2018
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