Latest News from SPARC
-
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
BOAI 20th Anniversary Webcast
Open AccessTo mark the anniversary, in consultation with the community, the BOAI20 Steering Committee has released a new set of recommendations, which are available at budapestopenaccessinitiative.org. Join the BOAI20 Steering Committee for a discussion on the new recommendations and future of Open ...
Read More
-
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.
Read More
-
Thursday, December 2, 2021
SPARC Statement on Completion of Clarivate-ProQuest Merger
Open AccessSPARC statement expressing antitrust concerns following the completion of the Clarivate-ProQuest merger.
Read More
-
Monday, November 29, 2021
SPARC Statement on UNESCO Ratification of Open Science Recommendation
Open Access · Open DataSPARC welcomes the unanimous ratification of the UNESCO Recommendation on Open Science during its 41st General Conference. This action represents an enormous step forward towards creating a global knowledge sharing ecosystem that is both open and equitable by design.
Read More
-
Monday, November 22, 2021
Subscribe to Open: An Equitable OA Model for Library Open Investment Strategies
Open AccessThe session will first introduce the model more generally then present those publishers, across books and journals, which have implemented S2O as a means of transitioning segments of their program to open access. The webinar will feature a panel of librarians to talk about where S2O fits in ...
Read More
-
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Trampling on Green in a Rush for Gold
Open AccessA review of the data and methodology underlying a recent Springer Nature white paper on purported benefits of hybrid open access raise serious concerns about the veracity of its conclusion as well as the ultimate goal of the document.
Read More
-
Thursday, November 11, 2021
2021 Open Access Week Highlights Individual and Collective Action Needed to Achieve Equity
Open AccessFrom blog posts to podcasts and panel discussions, people around the world were inspired during International Open Access Week 2021 to reflect on efforts to build structural equity into the knowledge production process.
Read More
-
Monday, October 25, 2021
Opening Knowledge and Building Structural Equity: This Week & Beyond
Open AccessThis year’s International Open Access Week theme “It Matters How We Open Knowledge: Building Structural Equity” highlights the individual and collective action required in our approach, decisions, actions, and investments in knowledge sharing to ensure that equity is foundational.
Read More