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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Elsevier Exit: Q&A with Florida State University about their Big Deal Cancellation(s)
Open AccessFlorida State University (FSU) lost access to its Elsevier content in March 2019, following cancellation of its $2 million Big Deal contract. Here’s what happened and a snapshot of the hard work that went into their bold decision.
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Monday, January 27, 2020
Stay Up to Date on the Rumored 2020 White House Open Access Policy
Open Access · Open DataIn December 2019, rumors surfaced that the White House might be considering a new national, zero-embargo open access policy. SPARC strongly endorses eliminating the current 12-month embargo and requiring that all research outputs be openly accessible.
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Join SPARC in Celebrating Public Domain Day on January 30, online or in-person!
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC is delighted to partner with the Internet Archive, the Institute for Intellectual Property & Social Justice, Creative Commons, and American University’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property to host the 2020 Public Domain Day celebration in Washington, DC.
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Friday, December 20, 2019
SPARC Letter to the White House Regarding Rumored Open Access Policy
Open Access · Open DataThis letter was submitted by SPARC to the White House on December 20, 2019 in support of the rumored open access policy.
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Thursday, December 19, 2019
SPARC Statement on Rumored New White House Open Access Policy
Open Access · Open DataA statement by Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC, on press reports of an impending new White House Open Access Policy.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Leaked Dutch Contract with Elsevier Raises Significant Alarm Bells
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Friday, December 6, 2019
Making it easier to be open: Johns Hopkins engineers innovative platform for repositories
Open AccessPASS is fundamentally an attempt to leverage existing incentives and reduce friction so people that participate in open publishing. With PASS, researchers can eventually also simultaneously deposit into their institutional platform, society platform or pre-print server.
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Monday, October 21, 2019
Internalizing “Open for Whom?”: Unpacking the Connection Between Equity & Open
Open AccessAs this year’s Open Access Week kicks off, we at SPARC continue to grapple with the question at the heart of this year's theme: “Open for Whom?”. The questions of who is included and whose interests are prioritized must be central to our work in advancing open knowledge.
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