Combs and Yousif discuss “Nelson memo” with UND President Armacost

Recently, Colin Combs, UND’s associate vice president for Research & Economic Development, and Zeineb Yousif, digital initiatives librarian at UND’s Chester Fritz Library, sat down with UND President Andy Armacost to discuss how the so-called “Nelson memo” affects researchers at UND.

The memo, which came from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, requires any academic publication funded by federal agencies to be free and open to the public. This rule also includes data associated with such publications and will take effect Dec. 31, 2025.

Remember: the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences has two librarians engaged in data management who are available if researchers have questions about transformative agreements or open access policies. Contact SMHS Library Resources at medlibrary.datamanagement@UND.edu.

Learn more in the video below.