Latest News from SPARC
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Monday, October 20, 2025
Reasserting Community Control Over Who Owns Our Knowledge
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Friday, May 30, 2025
SPARC to Become Independent Nonprofit Organization on June 1
Effective June 1, 2025, SPARC will officially transition to operate as an independent nonprofit organization.
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Friday, November 1, 2024
Reclaiming Control: Privacy, Platforms, AI, & Governance in the Public Interest
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationWe have the opportunity to accelerate progress toward systems of sharing knowledge that are open by default and equitable by design, and to do so, we must engage with the rapid changes to the digital environment that intersect with knowledge sharing systems.
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Thursday, October 3, 2024
SPARC Releases Second Vendor Privacy Report Urging Action to Address Concerns with SpringerLink Data Privacy Practices
Open AccessSPARC's second vendor privacy analysis, Navigating Risk in Vendor Data Privacy Practices: An Analysis of Springer Nature’s SpringerLink, documents a variety of practices that undermine library privacy standards.
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Friday, September 20, 2024
Arcadia Provides SPARC With Key Support Through 2030
Open AccessSPARC is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a 6-year grant from Arcadia that will extend SPARC’s work on policies and practices that ensure immediate, equitable, and free sharing of research articles and data, and to maximize the equity gains enabled by open access to research.
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Thursday, March 28, 2024
All TDM & AI Rights Reserved? Fair Use & Evolving Publisher Copyright Statements
Open AccessKyle K. Courtney addresses key questions regarding revised publisher copyright statements and the continuing viability of fair use justifications for TDM.
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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Theme for Open Access Week 2024 Continues Call to Put “Community over Commercialization”
Open AccessThe theme of International Open Access Week for 2024 will continue with last year’s focus on “Community over Commercialization.”
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Friday, March 15, 2024
Open Access as a Means to Equity: Progress, Challenges, and the Continued Role for the BOAI
Open AccessSince the BOAI20 Recommendations were released, alignment has grown with its call for community-governed infrastructure, assessment reform, and inclusive models. Melissa Hagemann reflects on progress, challenges, and the continued role for the BOAI.
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