Not Quite a Blog

Link: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-064.html

Establishing a comprehensive, searchable electronic resource of NIH- funded research results and providing free access to all, is perhaps the most fundamental way to collect and disseminate this information. The NIH must balance this need with the ability of journals and publishers to preserve their critical role in the peer review, editing and scientific quality control process. The economic and business implications of any changes to the current paradigm must be considered as the NIH weighs options to ensure public access to the results of studies funded with public support without compromising the quality of the information being provided. The NIH has established and intends to maintain a dialogue with publishers, investigators, and representatives from scientific associations and the public to ensure the success of this initiative.

This is a great sign... the NIH will open up the results of publicly-financed research and make it available to all. This is exactly what we want in an incentive system like public subsidation of research. (Did I mention that I'm taking Suzanne Scotchmer's "Economics of Innovation" class?)