From Ideas to Industries: Human Genome Project
With openness as a core tenet, the Human Genome Project generated $965 billion in economic output...
Photo by Holly Gramazio | CC BY-NC 2.0Setting the Default to Open
SPARC is a global coalition committed to making Open the default for research and education. SPARC empowers people to solve big problems and make new discoveries through the adoption of policies and practices that advance Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education.
Popular Resources
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Big Deal Cancellation Tracking
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Latest News
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SPARC & COAR Launch Good Practice Principles for Scholarly Communication Services
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Bill to Make Federal Government Data More Accessible Becomes Law
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A Huge Win for Open Data in the United States
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Upcoming Events
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Mar 14: Members-only: Update on SPARC’s Policy Priorities in 2019
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Mar 26: Members-only: Strategies for Leveraging OA at the Negotiating Table
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Apr 08: SPARC Member Meetup at CNI Spring Meeting
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Our @txtbks is in Phoenix today keynoting the Arizona Regional #OER conference, with the fabulous leaders from https://t.co/7hivuEgsN2
sparc_na · 1 hr ago on Twitter
COAR and SPARC have developed seven good practice principles for scholarly communication services. The aim is to en https://t.co/KI8IbIZveR
sparc_na · 21 hrs ago on Twitter
Open is something we desperately need, says Robert-Jan Smits SPARC's most recent Innovator Award recipient. https://t.co/lq7mvijvyU
sparc_na · 2 days ago on Twitter
Do you want to retain the right to post your article on your course website, or in your institutions digital repos https://t.co/KBuM4motKz
sparc_na · 3 days ago on Twitter
RT @drbruceherbert: Great news for #OER #opentextbooks from @tamulibraries!It looks like the Psychology Dept will flipped their INTRO PYS
sparc_na · 3 days ago on Twitter