Extended Deadline for Public Access and Digital Data RFIs

The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 calls upon the Office of Science and Technology Policy to coordinate with agencies to develop policies that assure widespread public access to and long-term stewardship of the results of federally funded unclassified research.The OSTP has put out two formal Requests for Information; one on the subject of “Public Access to Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Publications” and the other on “Public Access to Digital Data.” The deadline for comments has been extended to January 12, 2012.

The A. R. Dykes Library will be submitting comments to both requests. The library staff is available to provide assistance to any faculty, staff or students who choose to respond.

1. We recommend you tailor your responses to be as personalized and direct as possible. Include examples and supporting documentation where appropriate.

2. This is your opportunity to influence public policy, so please consider taking time to craft a response.

Please contact those listed below for more information:

Crystal Cameron-Vedros - cvedros@kumc.edu
Rachel Gyore - rgyore@kumc.edu
Jason Stirnaman - jstirnaman@kumc.edu
Karen Cole, Director - kcole@kumc.edu

Hours for the New Year's Holiday

Please note the library's modified hours for the New Year's holiday below:

• Friday, Dec. 30th: 8am -3pm
• Sat., Dec. 31st - Mon., Jan. 2nd: Closed

Normal hours will resume Tuesday, Jan. 3rd.
Have a safe, happy New Year's holiday!

CINAHL and Health Business Fulltext Elite

On November 29, 2011, EBSCO Publishing released the new EBSCOhost Android app.  This app enables Android users to access CINAHL Plus with Full Text and Health Business Full Text Elite content through their library's database subscriptions.  KUMC faculty, staff, and students can now connect to A.R. Dykes Library's EBSCO databases through this new mobile tool. The new app includes enhanced web-based search and storage features which bring several of the web-based characteristics to your pocket. For more information visit http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16346