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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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Friday, April 14, 2017
Successful OER Adoption Models: Academic Libraries Leading the Way
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Open Science Prize Demonstrates Power of Open Research
Open Access · Open DataOpen Science has long held the promise of changing the world. Now, concrete examples are emerging that illustrate how open collaboration among researchers is doing just that.
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Tuesday, March 14, 2017
The Internet Archive’s $100M Digitization Proposal (SPARC Webcast Recap)
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Monday, January 30, 2017
Announcing 2017 International Open Data Day Mini Grants
Open DataSPARC is happy to support Open Research Data activities this Open Data Day through mini-grants for events around the world. See below an announcement of the program reposted from the Open Knowledge International Blog.
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