In late July 2015, the open access (OA) arena saw advancements on both ends of the policy and practice spectrum.
- Policy Updates: Proposed legislation in the U.S. for improved public access to publicly funded research moved closer to a Senate vote.
- Best Practices: An international group of OA practitioners proposed a controlled vocabulary for resource types to help harmonize materials across repositories.
Both steps, in entirely different ways, aim to improve the availability and therefore the uptake of openly accessible research.
