Latest News from SPARC
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Tuesday, August 10, 2021
Sarah Lamdan, Expert on Library Vendors’ Surveillance Activities, Joins SPARC as Senior Fellow
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC is pleased to welcome Sarah Lamdan as a Senior Fellow. Lamdan will work closely with the SPARC team to support members in better understanding vendors’ growing surveillance activities, in tracking new developments related to surveillance, and in taking steps to address these threats.
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Tuesday, August 3, 2021
On a Mission to Make Federal Data Sets More Useful and Accessible
Open DataAlthough government agencies manage massive amounts of information, there is little known about exactly how it is used and by whom: Turns out, there is little data on federal data.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
California Approves $115 Million Investment in Zero Textbook Cost Degrees and OER
Open EducationCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law an unprecedented $115 million investment in the expansion of Zero Textbook Cost degrees and open educational resources at the state’s community colleges. The funding marks the single largest state investment in open educational resources to date.
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Congratulations to the Open Education Leadership Program Class of 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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Friday, June 25, 2021
Announcing SPARC’s Negotiation Summer Series
Equitable Infrastructure · Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationIn response to the overwhelming interest in our first ACRL/SPARC Negotiation 101 Workshop earlier this year, SPARC will host a series of programs over this summer to better support libraries and library workers in building their skills for negotiation with vendors.
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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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Monday, June 21, 2021
Texas Adopts Transparency Measure for Automatic Textbook Billing
Open EducationThe U.S. state of Texas has enacted HB 1027, the nation’s first law to increase transparency for automatic textbook billing programs.
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