Time's running out for comments on UK Parliamentary consultation on open science publishing

David sez, "Last September, the UK parliament earmarked £10 Million pounds from the science budget to support open access scientific publishing. Earlier this week, the UK parliament announced that they are seeking feedback on this policy, including 'how the Government should address the concerns raised by the scientific and publishing communities about the policy'. The deadline is this weekend (Jan 18) so it seems important to get the word out. (Formatting specifications for comments)"

Lords science committee launch open access inquiry with evidence session with Dame Janet Finch

I write books. My latest is a YA science fiction novel called Homeland (it's the sequel to Little Brother). More books: Rapture of the Nerds (a novel, with Charlie Stross); With a Little Help (short stories); and The Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow (novella and nonfic). I speak all over the place and I tweet and tumble, too.

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I sent my submission to the House of Lords select committee a few days ago. You can read it on my blog; feel free to use this as a basis for your own submissions should you wish. http://svpow.com/2013/01/12/my-submission-to-the-house-of-lords-science-and-technology-committee/