Latest News from SPARC
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Thursday, June 9, 2022
Theme for Open Access Week 2022: Open for Climate Justice
Open AccessThis year’s focus on Climate Justice seeks to encourage connection and collaboration among the climate movement and the international open community.
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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Michele Gibney Joins SPARC as Visiting Program Officer for Privacy & Surveillance
SPARC is pleased to welcome Michele Gibney as a Visiting Program Officer for Privacy & Surveillance.
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Monday, March 14, 2022
SPARC Announces Knowledge Equity Seminar for LIS Students
Open AccessIn cooperation with the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, SPARC is sponsoring the Knowledge Equity and Justice Spring Seminar, open to LIS graduate students that will focus on critical issues in epistemic justice relevant to Library and Information Studies.
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Friday, March 11, 2022
Congress Introduces Bill to Tackle College Textbook Costs while Renewing Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program
Open EducationIn recognition of international Open Education Week, members of Congress reintroduced the Affordable College Textbook Act, a bicameral bill to address the cost of course materials for college students across the country.
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Thursday, December 2, 2021
SPARC Statement on Completion of Clarivate-ProQuest Merger
Open AccessSPARC statement expressing antitrust concerns following the completion of the Clarivate-ProQuest merger.
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Monday, November 29, 2021
SPARC Statement on UNESCO Ratification of Open Science Recommendation
Open Access · Open DataSPARC welcomes the unanimous ratification of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science during its 41st General Conference. This action represents an enormous step forward towards creating a global knowledge sharing ecosystem that is both open and equitable by design.
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Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Trampling on Green in a Rush for Gold
Open AccessA review of the data and methodology underlying a recent Springer Nature white paper on purported benefits of hybrid open access raise serious concerns about the veracity of its conclusion as well as the ultimate goal of the document.
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Monday, September 20, 2021
SPARC Releases Results of Survey on the Impact of COVID
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThe SPARC COVID Impact Survey was undertaken to better understand academic libraries’ pandemic-related budgetary challenges and approaches, with a focus on understanding how they affected attitudes towards content, collections, and open initiatives.
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