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Friday, April 2, 2021
With 50% Cut, Virginia Research Libraries Recalibrate Relationship with Elsevier
Open AccessEquity, affordability, and accessibility were at the center of the recent decision by the Virginia Research Libraries (VRL) consortium to cut their spend with Elsevier nearly in half while maintaining access to their most frequently used materials.
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Wednesday, February 24, 2021
SPARC’s Federal Data Sharing Policy Resource Update Released
Open DataIn close partnership with RDAP, SPARC has just launched an update to our Federal Data Sharing Policy Resource. This update distills the latest changes in US federal agencies’ data sharing policy requirements to make them more easily and quickly understandable.
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Tuesday, February 23, 2021
KEL and SPARC Launch “Unsettling Knowledge Inequities” Podcast
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC has partnered with the Knowledge Equity Lab to launch a new podcast called Unsettling Knowledge Inequities, which will explore issues related to the politics of knowledge production, exchange, and circulation as well as the structural, global power dynamics that shape it.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Navigating Toward Our Values in a ‘Moment Beyond Statements’
Open Access“We’re in a moment beyond statements now...” Jon Cawthorne’s remark captured the heart of the discussion at the recent ACRL/SPARC Forum on navigating the current challenges of COVID-driven budget cuts and the need for libraries to move from intention to action on equity and inclusion.
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Monday, October 19, 2020
Building Open With Purpose And Going Beyond Statements
Open AccessWhile there are more discussions about structural racism & equity and inclusion, these are only a beginning. We recognize there is harm done everyday systemic inequity goes unchallenged. This is why the Open Access Week Advisory Committee chose to focus on equity issues for third year in a row.
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Monday, August 31, 2020
Theme of 2020 Open Access Week to be Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion
Open AccessThe 2020 Open Access Week Advisory Committee is pleased to announce that the theme for this year’s International Open Access Week, to be held October 19-25, will be “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion.”
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Pushing for the Open Sharing of Medical Information to Combat COVID in Nepal
Open AccessRoshan Kumar Karn puts in 16 to 18 hours, seven day a week, working at two hospitals in Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu caring for the influx of patients with COVID-19.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Approaching Coverage of COVID-19 Through the Lens of Open
Open Access · Open DataWorking as a journalist in Hong Kong, Linda Lew has drawn on her experience from OpenCon in her coverage of the novel coronavirus.
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