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Monday, February 6, 2023
Student Advocates for Open Education Share Dedication Required to Challenge the Status Quo
Open EducationThe progress achieved to date in the open education movement is thanks, in large part, to the work of students.
What does it take to be an effective advocate?
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Friday, January 20, 2023
Public Domain Day Festivities Draw Global Audience of Enthusiasts
Open AccessAlso presenting at the celebration was Rick Prelinger, an archivist, filmmaker, writer and educator. He began collecting ephemeral films (used for specific purposes such as advertising, educational and industrial films) in 1983. His collection of 60,000 films was acquired by the Library of Congress
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
As the US Public Domain Expands, 20-Year Pause for the Canadian Public Domain Begins
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationFestivities are planned on January 19 to recognize Public Domain Day and embrace the possibilities of new works freely available from 1927. However, the celebration will be muted in Canada where librarians and educators are assessing the impact of a vast expansion of the copyright term.
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Tuesday, January 17, 2023
Ilana Melka Joins SPARC as New Programs & Operations Specialist
SPARC is pleased to welcome Ilana Melka to our team as the new Programs & Operations Specialist.
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Thursday, January 12, 2023
Incentivizing Collaborative Open Research (ICOR) Envisions a Culture That Rewards Open Science
The sweeping movement towards open research has set in motion changes across funding bodies, institutions, and scholars. For open research to take off, sharing at all stages of the research cycle needs to be easy and the benefits explicitly recognized.
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Friday, December 23, 2022
U.S. Open Textbook Pilot Program Renewed for Sixth Year
Open EducationThe U.S. Congress approved legislation including $12 million in renewal funding for the federal Open Textbook Pilot grant program.
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Monday, December 19, 2022
Leaders Discuss Strategies to Unlock Knowledge as Open for Climate Justice Conversation Continues at UN Library Event
Open AccessAdvocates of opening up climate research shared their perspectives on the challenges and innovative solutions to unlock critical knowledge at the virtual event organized by the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library on November 30, 2022.
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