Latest News from SPARC
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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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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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Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 (S. 2271)
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThe Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 would reauthorize IMLS and protect the agency from potential cuts.
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Wednesday, January 17, 2018
Restoring Net Neutrality
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThe Congressional Review Act gives Congress the power to reinstate the Open Internet Order and ensure net neutrality essential for Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education.
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Elsevier acquisition highlights the need for community-based scholarly communication infrastructure
Open Access · Open DataRather than viewing the bepress acquisition as simply another occasion to register our collective disappointment, COAR and SPARC are committed to making the development of community-owned infrastructure a priority, and to using this opportunity to catalyze positive community action.
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