Latest News from SPARC
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Tuesday, April 1, 2025
OA 101: Open Access, Visibility, and Research Impact: An Introduction
Open AccessSession recording is available here. Speaker: Rachel Borchardt, Scholarly Communication Librarian, American University There are many visibility and impact benefits associated with publishing open access research, but researchers do not always prioritize open access when disseminating ...
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Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Toluca-Cape Town Declaration is a Milestone for Recognizing Science as a Public Good
Open AccessThe Toluca-Cape Town Declaration, signed by representatives from countries around the world in December, clearly defines the Diamond Open Access model as “community-owned, community-led, and non-commercial.”
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Tracking Emerging Trump Administration Actions Related to Open Access
Open AccessSPARC is supporting Peter Suber’s efforts to track emerging Trump Administration actions on open access to research as well as efforts to capture and preserve government science data. You can track the relevant daily developments in these openly-accessible Mastodon threads.
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Wednesday, January 15, 2025
USRN Pilot Highlights Potential to Unleash Discoverable Research
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Tuesday, December 3, 2024
RFI on National Institute of Justice Public Access Plan
Open Access · Open DataSPARC responded to a Request for Information on the National Institute of Justice's Public Access Plan.
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Thursday, November 14, 2024
New Earthquake Science Center in Oregon Illustrates Value of Open Research
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Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Open Government Partnership RFI
Open Access · Open EducationSPARC recommended that the U.S. government's Open Government National Action Plan include a commitment to ensuring, "Immediate, Free Access to and Reuse of Government-funded Research and Educational Materials."
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Monday, November 4, 2024
“Community over Commercialization” Theme Galvanizes Action for Second Year
Open AccessFor a second year in a row, “Community over Commercialization” proved to be a powerful galvanizing theme for International Open Access Week, held on October 21-27, 2024.
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