As you know, the National Institutes of Health have recently instituted the NIH Manuscript Submission System, to facilitate compliance with the new NIH Public Access Policy , per Division G, Title II, Section 218 of PL 110-161 (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008). The law states:
The Director of the National Institutes of Health shall require that all investigators funded by the NIH submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication: Provided, That the NIH shall implement the public access policy in a manner consistent with copyright law.
I believe that the Scholarly Communication Collaborative is working on a toolkit of resources regarding the NIHMS, but, in the meantime, here are a few links you might find useful if you get any reference questions or want to find out more about it:
- NIH Public Access Policy Overview: This provides a nice overview of the policy.
- NIH Manuscript Submission System: News & Updates, Help: Provides links to log into the NIHMS System, to search the NIHMS Grants Database, to various FAQ and Help pages, and to contact information for the NIH.
- NIHMS System Slide Show Help: The NIH has assembled a set of online tutorials on the following topics: Submission Help for Principal Investigators, Login Help, Submission Help for non-PI Submitters, and Miscellaneous Help Items.
I am adding these links to the Reference Quicklinks. Also, if you get questions about this at the Reference Desk, please do not hesitate to refer current UMN-Twin Cities students, staff and faculty to the liaison librarian for their department or school.
Thanks,
Martha