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Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Applying Subscribe to Open to Scholarly Books
Open AccessPublisher perspectives: Anthony Cond, Chief Executive, Liverpool University Press Emily Poznanski, Director, Central European University Press Amy Harris, Senior Manager, Library Relations and Sales, MIT Press Charles Watkinson, Director, University of Michigan Press Author ...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Knowledge Justice (Online): Different Ways of Knowing and Doing
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThis event is a public lecture component of the Knowledge Equity and Justice Spring Seminar. Anasuya Sengupta is Co-Director and co-founder of Whose Knowledge?, a global multilingual campaign to centre the knowledges of marginalised communities (the minoritised majority of the world) online. ...
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Inequities of Article Processing Charges: How the Oligopoly of Academic Publishers Profits from Open Access
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThis event is a public lecture component of the Knowledge Equity and Justice Spring Seminar. Speakers Stefanie Haustein is associate professor at the School of Information Studies (ÉSIS) at University of Ottawa. She also co-directs the Scholarly Communications Lab (ScholCommLab), an ...
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Monday, April 4, 2022
OSTP Requests for Information on Federal Scientific Integrity Policies
Open AccessSPARC responded to requests from the White Office of Science & Technology Policy for public input to improve federal scientific integrity policies.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Public Access Language in the U.S. Innovation & Competition Act (USICA)
Open AccessThe House and Senate are considering language that supports providing public access to taxpayer-funded research results in a larger package of competition legislation.
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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 ...
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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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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.
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