Latest News from SPARC
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Wednesday, May 30, 2018
OpenCon 2018 to be Held in Toronto, Canada on November 2-4; Applications Open June 12
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC and the Right to Research Coalition, in partnership with York University, Ryerson University, and the University of Toronto, are excited to announce that OpenCon 2018—the flagship global meeting of the OpenCon community—will take place on November 2-4 in Toronto, Canada.
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Thursday, May 24, 2018
Theme of 2018 International Open Access Week To Be “Designing Equitable Foundations for Open Knowledge”
Open AccessThe 2018 Open Access Week Advisory Committee is pleased to announce that the theme for the 2018 International Open Access Week, to be held October 22-28, will be “Designing equitable foundations for open knowledge.”
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Marking Open Policy Milestones in the U.S. and Brazil
Open EducationToday marks the one year anniversary of the U.S. Department of Education’s open licensing rule taking effect. In this post, we provide an update on rule’s implementation, and celebrate recent news that Brazil has adopted a similar policy.
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Open Science Projects Collaborate on Joint Roadmap
Open Access · Open DataA group of organizations building nonprofit, open-source tools for scholarship and publication has joined with open-science researchers in a new collaboration to develop a Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools (JROST).
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Thursday, April 12, 2018
BOAI 15 Survey Report Released
Open AccessAs part of the recognition of the 15th anniversary of the Budapest Open Access Initiative, a global community survey was conducted to take stock of progress toward Open Access and to gauge the main obstacles to the widespread adoption of Open Access. Results of the survey have just been released.
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Thursday, April 12, 2018
SPARC Expands Open Education Leadership Program Following Successful Pilot
Open EducationSPARC is officially launching our Open Education Leadership Program this fall, building on our successful pilot. We will begin accepting applications to enroll in the 2018-2019 cohort starting the week of April 23.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Congress Funds $5 Million Open Textbook Grant Program in 2018 Spending Bill
Open EducationIn a landmark victory for the Open Education movement, the U.S. Congress has included funding for a $5 million open textbook grant program in the Fiscal Year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill.
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
SPARC Calls on Congress to Fund Open Textbook Grants in FY18
Open EducationSPARC called on Congress to fund an open textbook grant program as part of its $2 billion commitment to college affordability and completion programs in Fiscal Year 2018.
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