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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Members-only: Overview of the Economic Drivers of the Research Communication & Education Materials Markets
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationDrawing on his experience as a leading market analyst, Claudio will provide an overview of the economic forces that have shaped the markets for research communication and educational materials and that will continue to drive them in the years to come. The discussion will explain how the shift ...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Members-Only: Update on SPARC’s Policy Priorities in 2019
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationWith the 2018 election bringing about leadership changes in the US Congress and action in Europe modifying the conversation on open, SPARC’s policy agenda for the 116th Congress is changing right along with it. We are already working hard to advance SPARC’s policy agenda in Open Education, Open ...
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
SPARC Member Meetup at ACRL
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
SPARC Member Meetup at CNI Spring Meeting
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Tuesday, February 5, 2019
Members-only: Briefing with Jean-Claude Guédon
Open Access · Open DataOn Friday, February 8th, at 1pm EST / 10am PST, SPARC is hosting a members-only briefing with Prof. Jean-Claude Guédon, lead author of the European Commission report released this week on “The Future of Scholarly Publishing and Scholarly Communication." The report analyzes the present states of ...
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Sunday, February 3, 2019
Robert-Jan Smits Sets New Bar for Open with Bold Plan S
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
High Prices Cost Lives: Matt Might’s Plea for Open Research
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Monday, January 14, 2019
Bill to Make Federal Government Data More Accessible Becomes Law
Open DataToday, President Trump signed into law the OPEN Government Data Act. The bill requires federal agencies to publish government data in machine-readable and open formats, and to use open licenses.
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