Latest News from SPARC
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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
SPARC Statement on Public Access Provisions in the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
Open AccessSPARC is pleased to see the U.S. Senate endorse language that strongly supports providing faster access to taxpayer-funded research results with the passage of the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act.
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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Assisting in Recovery from the UCT Library Fire
On April 18th, the University of Cape Town Library suffered a devastating fire. SPARC is tracking ways to support those at UCT in the months to come as they work to recover from this tragedy.
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Thursday, May 6, 2021
SPARC Launches Automatic Textbook Billing Contract Library
Open EducationSPARC's new contract library helps equip institutions to examine the fine print behind automatic textbook billing programs
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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
A Look Back at the Failed Cengage/McGraw-Hill Merger: One Year Later
Open EducationOne year ago today, Cengage and McGraw-Hill called off their plans to merge. On the anniversary of this important milestone, SPARC takes a look back at the merger, why it failed, and where things stand today.
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Friday, April 23, 2021
Open Education Leadership Program Expands Horizons in Fourth Year
Open EducationIn a year like no other, SPARC ran its 2020-21 Open Education Leadership Program completely online with a vibrant group of fellows from a variety of backgrounds, professional roles, and stages in their careers.
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Friday, April 9, 2021
Addressing the Alarming Systems of Surveillance Built By Library Vendors
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationMajor library vendors have built sophisticated, global surveillance systems and sell services based on these systems to governments. We must confront that dollars from library subscriptions, directly or indirectly, now fund these systems.
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Monday, April 5, 2021
Civil Engineering Journal Incentivizes Authors to Provide Reproducible Results
The need to share reproducible research results is centrally important to the research enterprise.
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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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