Latest News from SPARC
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Elsevier acquisition highlights the need for community-based scholarly communication infrastructure
Open Access · Open DataRather than viewing the bepress acquisition as simply another occasion to register our collective disappointment, COAR and SPARC are committed to making the development of community-owned infrastructure a priority, and to using this opportunity to catalyze positive community action.
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Tuesday, September 5, 2017
SPARC Releases Report Highlighting the Impact of Open Educational Resources at Member Institutions
Open EducationSPARC released the first Connect OER annual report, providing insights on the state of OER activities at U.S. and Canadian SPARC member institutions during the 2016-2017 academic year.
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Friday, August 18, 2017
University of Missouri Announces OER Initiative
Open EducationSPARC Open Education Fellow Katie Steen visited her alma mater to discuss the University of Missouri (UM) System’s new OER Initiative.
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Monday, April 24, 2017
Theme of 2017 International Open Access Week to be “Open in order to…”
Open AccessThe 2017 theme “Open in order to…” serves as a prompt to move beyond talking about openness in itself and focus on what openness enables—in an individual discipline, at a particular institution, or in a specific context; then to take action to realize these benefits.
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