Latest News from SPARC
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Monday, March 14, 2022
SPARC Announces Knowledge Equity Seminar for LIS Students
Open AccessIn cooperation with the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto, SPARC is sponsoring the Knowledge Equity and Justice Spring Seminar, open to LIS graduate students that will focus on critical issues in epistemic justice relevant to Library and Information Studies.
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Friday, March 11, 2022
Congress Introduces Bill to Tackle College Textbook Costs while Renewing Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program
Open EducationIn recognition of international Open Education Week, members of Congress reintroduced the Affordable College Textbook Act, a bicameral bill to address the cost of course materials for college students across the country.
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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, February 2, 2022
Trudi Radtke Joins SPARC as an Open Education Project Manager
SPARC is pleased to announce the addition of Trudi Radtke as an Open Education Project Manager to its staff.
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Friday, January 21, 2022
Virtual Gathering Welcomes Creative Works from 1926 into the Public Domain
Free from copyright restrictions, the public can now enjoy unlimited access to creative works from 1926 including A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh, classic silent films with Buster Keaton, and jazz standards by Jelly Roll Morton.
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Thursday, January 20, 2022
Leveraging OER to Meet Student Basic Needs with COVID Relief Dollars
Open EducationInstitutions and state leaders across the country are leveraging OER and COVID relief dollars to meet basic student needs.
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