Dr. Neil Thakur, point person for the NIH Public Access policy shared the NIH perspective in the Open Access debate and their progress to date. Sponsored by ALA Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Roundtable (FAFLRT). Presented on June 25, 2007 at ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC.

1. The NIH Public Access Policy ALA Annual Conference Neil M. Thakur, PhD Office of Extramural Research National Institutes of Health June 25, 2007

6. Benefits of an Integrated Archive Use the tagged ID of the marker of highest linkage to get a quick look at the genomic region in MapViewer Use this link to see more recent papers in PMC that cite this one.

7. Benefits of an Integrated Archive 3-D View of Chemical and Protein 4 RWJ-270201 bound to neuraminidase Chemical Structures in Article 2 FIG. 1. Structures of compounds under investigation Zanamivir Oseltamivir carboxylate RWJ-270201 Compound in PubChem 3 RWJ-270201 1 PubMed Search Results

10. Multiple Deposit Methods Developed in collaboration with publishers All others Author deposits article Author approves conversion 4% Author Deposit Elsevier Author approves conversion 50%? Bulk Deposit (Opt Out) Nature, Blackwell, etc. Author requests publisher to deposit Author approves conversion 4% Bulk Deposit (Opt In) ASH, ATS None 100% PubMed Central (NIH Portfolio) Over 300 Journals None 100% PubMed Central Journals (part of PMC since 2000) Publisher Author Involvement Success Rate Submission Method

17. How it Works: Peer Review and Public Access