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Issue Description: Technological and public policy matters affecting the ability of members of the general public to obtain information or copies of records or other documentary materials; includes freedom of information, open access, government regulation (NIH), privacy, secrecy, censorship, and security issues. (A,H) See "How to Access Medical Information" memo and "Copyright and Public Access to Federally- Funded Scientific Research: The Erroneous Premise of Open-Access Advocates and H.R. 2613" memo at the Professional/Scholarly Publishing Division (PSP) website. See also Publisher issues regarding proposed NIH policy on Open Access. (___,H)