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Thursday, March 21, 2024
Theme for Open Access Week 2024 Continues Call to Put “Community over Commercialization”
Open AccessThe theme of International Open Access Week for 2024 will continue with last year’s focus on “Community over Commercialization.”
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Friday, March 15, 2024
U.S. Census Bureau RFI on Public Access Plan
Open Access · Open DataSPARC submitted comments to the U.S. Census Bureau's draft Plan for Providing Public Access to Results of Federally Funded Research
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Friday, March 15, 2024
Open Access as a Means to Equity: Progress, Challenges, and the Continued Role for the BOAI
Open AccessSince the BOAI20 Recommendations were released, alignment has grown with its call for community-governed infrastructure, assessment reform, and inclusive models. Melissa Hagemann reflects on progress, challenges, and the continued role for the BOAI.
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Thursday, February 29, 2024
USDA RFI: Public Access Plan
Open Access · Open DataSPARC submitted comments on USDA's Implementation Plan to Increase Public Access to USDA-Funded Research Results.
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Monday, February 12, 2024
Letter Opposing the Pro Codes Act
Open AccessSPARC joined nineteen other organizations and civil society groups in a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee opposing the Pro Codes Act.
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Friday, January 26, 2024
Public Domain Day Celebrates Creative Works from 1928
Open AccessHundreds of people from all over the world gathered together on January 25 to honor the thousands of movies, plays, books, poems and songs that recently entered the U.S. public domain.
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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Faculty in Colorado and Wyoming Pass Resolutions to Strengthen Libraries in Negotiations with Publishers
Open AccessFaculty members at the University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Wyoming in Laramie recently backed measures asserting their commitment to prioritize specific values in negotiations with major publishers—including open access, affordability, and privacy.
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Monday, December 18, 2023
The Impact of Embracing Community Over Commercialization
Open Access
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