National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Releases Plan for Public Access to NOAA-Funded Research

In early April 2015, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released the, “NOAA Plan for Increasing Public Access to Research Results” (PDF). The plan details the extensive, long-term investments that NOAA has made in the preservation of and access to digital data and how the plan will build upon the existing data and publication policies, infrastructure, and ongoing work of the NOAA Library. The plan notes that administrative and reporting requirements for researchers will be minimized.

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NOAA will continue and possibly enhance its ongoing data-management training and workforce development activities. NOAA will also look to external activities to supplement its efforts in this area.

Finally, NOAA is also working with other federal agencies in support of a “Research Data Commons,” a shared space for federally funded extramural research output.

Read more at: http://www.arl.org/news/community-updates/3576-national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-releases-plan-for-public-access-to-noaa-funded-research#.VSxSmKMiPcu