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Monday, August 31, 2020
Theme of 2020 Open Access Week to be Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion
Open AccessThe 2020 Open Access Week Advisory Committee is pleased to announce that the theme for this year’s International Open Access Week, to be held October 19-25, will be “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion.”
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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Pushing for the Open Sharing of Medical Information to Combat COVID in Nepal
Open AccessRoshan Kumar Karn puts in 16 to 18 hours, seven day a week, working at two hospitals in Nepal’s capital city of Kathmandu caring for the influx of patients with COVID-19.
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Tuesday, August 4, 2020
Internet Archive Files Response to Lawsuit Emphasizing Need for Access to Information
Open AccessOn July 28, the San Francisco-based nonprofit filed a response to the lawsuit brought by four commercial publishers to end the widespread practice of CDL.
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Thursday, July 30, 2020
SPARC Member Badges
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC offers a set of badges that member libraries and organizations are welcome to add to their websites.
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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Michael J. Fox Foundation Crafts Open Access Policy to Advance Parkinson’s Research
Open AccessLooking to do the most good with its donor contributions and speed the pace of progress to help people living with Parkinson’s disease, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) recently adopted a progressive open access policy.
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Friday, July 10, 2020
ACRL/SPARC Forum: Navigating the Current Budget Crisis While Creating a More Sustainable, Values-Aligned Future for Research
Open AccessRescheduled from August 5th! Libraries are facing a period of serious financial hardship while simultaneously navigating the shift to a system for sharing scholarship that is open by default. The decisions libraries make in the coming months in response to the budgetary impact of COVID-19 ...
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Thursday, July 9, 2020
Sharing Experiences of Journal Cancellations on a Rapid Timeline
Open AccessOn June 18, SPARC provided a forum for librarians who recently led their institutions through a fast-tracked Big Deal cancellation to share how they navigated the process.
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Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Approaching Coverage of COVID-19 Through the Lens of Open
Open Access · Open DataWorking as a journalist in Hong Kong, Linda Lew has drawn on her experience from OpenCon in her coverage of the novel coronavirus.
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