Latest News from SPARC
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
For Text and Data Mining, Fair Use Is Powerful, but Possession Is Still 9/10 of the Law
Up until now libraries have been secure in their possession of copies but have had to puzzle through rights; in the future, when it comes to TDM, we may be secure in our rights but need to puzzle through how to get copies. We need to think strategically about this shift.
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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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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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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Stars Align for OER Expansion at University of Calgary
Open EducationCatalyzed by students, the University of Calgary has committed to spending $60,000 on a one-year pilot program that will staff an advocacy team to increase awareness of OER, identify possible OERs that match course requirements, and provide peer reviews of these resources.
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