Latest News from SPARC
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Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Knowledge Equity Lab Lays the Foundation for a Knowledge Ecosystem That is Radically More Inclusive
Launched earlier this fall, the Knowledge Equity Lab (KEL) is calling for pluralistic approaches to knowledge production.
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Saturday, October 10, 2020
Project Aims to Move Higher Education Incentives Towards Open
Imagine a world where higher educational institutions were ranked not by their selectivity or prestige, but by their willingness to openly share knowledge and engage with their communities.
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Monday, September 28, 2020
Pennsylvania’s grassroots network moves OER forward
Open EducationThe latest in our series of spotlights on local OER efforts, Pennsylvania demonstrates how volunteers can work together to promote affordable learning.
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Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Unsub Gives Libraries Powerful Evidence to Walk Away from Big Deals
Open Access · Open EducationHeather Piwowar and Jason Priem are working non-stop to accelerate the pace of the open science revolution.
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Monday, August 17, 2020
Traction Around Open and Affordable Learning Materials Builds in Ontario
Open EducationJust why support for Open Educational Resources has taken off in Ontario is a matter of need, timing, and relationships. As Canada’s second largest province, Ontario has 45 universities and colleges that are diverse and geographically spread out.
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Monday, August 10, 2020
OER Course Marking Book Models Best Practices
Open EducationIncreasingly, colleges are choosing — or being required by state law — to inform students which courses on campus use open educational resources or other low cost materials.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Internet Archive Files Response to Lawsuit Emphasizing Need for Access to Information
Open AccessOn July 28, the San Francisco-based nonprofit filed a response to the lawsuit brought by four commercial publishers to end the widespread practice of CDL.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Michael J. Fox Foundation Crafts Open Access Policy to Advance Parkinson’s Research
Open AccessLooking to do the most good with its donor contributions and speed the pace of progress to help people living with Parkinson’s disease, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) recently adopted a progressive open access policy.
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