Latest News from SPARC
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Tuesday, November 7, 2023
SPARC Report Urges Action to Address Concerns with ScienceDirect Data Privacy Practices
Open Access · Open DataSPARC's new report on Elsevier's ScienceDirect documents a variety of data privacy practices that directly conflict with library privacy standards.
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Friday, November 3, 2023
Open Access Week Builds Connections with Community over Commercialization Theme
Open AccessThe 2023 International Open Access Week theme, “Community over Commercialization,” resonated with researchers, advocates, students, funders, and people around the world interested in advancing open scholarship in the public interest.
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Tuesday, February 28, 2023
3rd UN Open Science Conference Recap: Open Science Central to Achieving UN Sustainability Goals
Open Access · Open DataParticipants in the 3rd United Nations Open Science Conference called for policy and culture change to democratize the record of science. There was a sense of urgency for research to be shared across borders in order to accelerate progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
As the US Public Domain Expands, 20-Year Pause for the Canadian Public Domain Begins
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationFestivities are planned on January 19 to recognize Public Domain Day and embrace the possibilities of new works freely available from 1927. However, the celebration will be muted in Canada where librarians and educators are assessing the impact of a vast expansion of the copyright term.
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Monday, December 19, 2022
Leaders Discuss Strategies to Unlock Knowledge as Open for Climate Justice Conversation Continues at UN Library Event
Open AccessAdvocates of opening up climate research shared their perspectives on the challenges and innovative solutions to unlock critical knowledge at the virtual event organized by the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library on November 30, 2022.
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Thursday, November 10, 2022
Reflecting on a Week of Conversation and Action at the Intersection of Open Knowledge and Climate Justice
Open AccessInternational Open Access Week 2022 and its theme of “Open for Climate Justice” created new connections between the open knowledge and climate movements.
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Monday, October 24, 2022
Kicking Off a Week of Action to Advance “Open for Climate Justice”
Open AccessToday kicks off this year’s International Open Access Week with its theme of “Open for Climate Justice.”
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Monday, August 29, 2022
In a Historic Win for Open Access, U.S. Publicly Funded Research will be Freely and Immediately Available to All
Open Access · Open DataToday, we express our heartfelt thanks to the Biden Administration and OSTP, as well as to all SPARC members and the librarians, students, researchers, and advocates for enabling this giant step towards realizing our collective goal of ensuring that sharing knowledge is a human right–for everyone.
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