Latest News from SPARC
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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
The University of Maryland Department of Psychology Leads the Way in Aligning Open Science with Promotion & Tenure Guidelines
Open AccessThe University of Maryland is rewarding faculty members in the department of psychology who perform and disseminate research in accordance with open science practices.In April,the department adopted new guidelines that explicitly codify open science as a core criteria in tenure and promotion review.
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Thursday, February 17, 2022
SPARC Announces Search for VPO to Support Negotiations Community of Practice
SPARC is seeking a visiting program officer (VPO) to support the SPARC Negotiation Community of Practice and assist libraries in the development of a more equitable journal negotiations landscape.
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Monday, February 7, 2022
Caitlin Carter Joins ORFG as HELIOS Project Coordinator
The Open Research Funders Group has announced that Caitlin Carter has joined the organization as the inaugural Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship (HELIOS) Project Coordinator.
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Wednesday, February 2, 2022
SPARC Announces Search for Two VPO Roles, Applications Open Through February 23
SPARC is seeking two Visiting Program Officers (VPOs) to assist us with critical initiatives over the next year.
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Wednesday, September 22, 2021
SPARC Releases 2021 Update to Landscape Analysis & Roadmap for Action
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC's 2021 Update to its comprehensive Landscape Analysis and accompanying Roadmap for Action, which provides an in-depth look at developments in the academic publishing market in the past year and their implications for higher education institutions.
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Thursday, September 2, 2021
COAR & SPARC Welcome Tina Baich as Visiting Program Officer for Repository Network in the United States
Equitable Infrastructure · Open Access · Open Data...we are delighted to announce that Tina Baich will be taking on the position as Visiting Program Officer for US Repository Network beginning on September 1, 2021.
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Friday, June 25, 2021
Infusion of funding boosts prospects for impact of Invest in Open Infrastructure (IOI) on information ecosystem
Open AccessWith commercial forces increasingly consolidating control of scholarly research and knowledge production services, there is growing momentum behind an effort to offer a more community-aligned alternative.
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Thursday, June 24, 2021
Catalyzing the Creation of a Repository Network in the US
Open AccessCOAR and SPARC have a shared vision of creating a global, open knowledge sharing system that centers diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we believe repositories play a central role in achieving this vision.
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