Decius wrote:
] ] Researchers who receive grant money from the National
] ] Institutes of Health will be "asked" to submit their
] ] results to a public Web site within a year after they are
] ] published in a scientific journal, under a new and
] ] controversial NIH policy announced yesterday.
]
] Haven't ya'll heard of a library?

You missed the point. NIH wants researchers (those they fund) to make their raw data readily available to anyone wishing to replicate the results reported in the published article. As it stands now, anyone can email the researchers and request their data, who will happily provide whatever they request. Seems a bit odd that NIH would request that scientists would post their data online. Email at least encourages collaboration and communication. Regardless - NIH seems to be sticking their nose in places they shouldn't. I'm afraid they will soon demand the kinds of research they believe should be done. Canada has a brilliant funding model in place (NSERC). NIH should take note.

RE: NIH Grant Recipients Are 'Asked' to Post Data (washingtonpost.com)