Latest News from SPARC
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Monday, July 16, 2018
Declaring Independence
Open AccessDeclaring Independence is an interactive, practical resource that editors can use to determine if open access is a realistic and desirable option for their journals. It contains a diagnostic to help editors understand issues pertaining to title ownership, flipping a journal vs. launching an...
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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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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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Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Environmental Protection Agency Rule on ‘Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science’
Open Access · Open DataEPA seeking public comments on a controversial new proposed rule on 'Strengthening Transparency in Regulatory Science'
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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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Tuesday, March 20, 2018
AB 2192, a bill to modify The California Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act
Open AccessAB 2192 would ensure that articles reporting on California state research funding are publicly available to all.
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