Latest News from SPARC
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
SPARC & COAR Launch Good Practice Principles for Scholarly Communication Services
Open AccessCOAR and SPARC have developed seven good practice principles for scholarly communication services to ensure transparency, openness, and alignment with the aims of scholarship.
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Monday, January 14, 2019
Bill to Make Federal Government Data More Accessible Becomes Law
Open DataToday, President Trump signed into law the OPEN Government Data Act. The bill requires federal agencies to publish government data in machine-readable and open formats, and to use open licenses.
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Monday, January 14, 2019
A Huge Win for Open Data in the United States
Open DataPresident Trump has signed into law the OPEN Government Data Act, a sweeping, government-wide mandate requiring U.S. federal agencies to publish all non-sensitive government information – including federally-funded research – as open data.
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Monday, December 24, 2018
SPARC Applauds Congressional Passage of the OPEN Government Data Act
Open DataSPARC applauds Congressional passage of the OPEN Government Data Act, which requires federal agencies to publish government data in machine-readable and open formats and use open licenses.
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Monday, October 22, 2018
SPARC’s Efforts to Help Design Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationAn important goal of this year’s theme for International Open Access Week is to encourage ongoing discussion about how we build equity into the foundation of systems for producing and distributing knowledge.
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Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Coalition of European Funders Announces “Plan S” to Require Full OA, Cap APCs, & Disallow Publication in Hybrid Journals
Open AccessA group of 10 European research funders, supported by the European Commission and the European Research Council released plans to mandate a move to full, immediate Open Access for all of their funded research articles by January 1, 2020.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
OpenCon 2018 to be Held in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4; Applications Open June 12
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC and the Right to Research Coalition, in partnership with York University, Ryerson University, and the University of Toronto, are excited to announce that OpenCon 2018—the flagship global meeting of the OpenCon community—will take place on November 2-4 in Toronto, Canada.
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Theme of 2018 International Open Access Week To Be “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge”
Open AccessThe 2018 Open Access Week Advisory Committee is pleased to announce that the theme for the 2018 International Open Access Week, to be held October 22-28, will be “Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge.”
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