Latest News from SPARC
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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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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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