Latest News from SPARC
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Tuesday, May 5, 2020
SPARC Resources Related to COVID-19
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC will continue to actively support our members as they adjust to new operating realities in response to COVID-19. As new materials are developed in the coming weeks, we will list them here for easy reference.
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Monday, April 27, 2020
SPARC in the Age of COVID-19
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationAs the first weeks of life in the age of COVID-19 have unfolded, we provide an update on SPARC’s continued important work.
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Wednesday, March 4, 2020
SPARC and COAR Submit Joint Response to White House RFI on Research Data Repositories.
Open DataWe are very pleased to have collaborated with our colleagues at COAR on a comprehensive set of recommendations to the White House RFI on desirable characteristics of repositories for sharing and managing federally funded research data.
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Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Opening on SPARC Team
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC has a rare opening on our small, dynamic team. We are currently looking for a full-time Programs & Operations Specialist.
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Monday, January 27, 2020
Stay Up to Date on the Rumored 2020 White House Open Access Policy
Open Access · Open DataIn December 2019, rumors surfaced that the White House might be considering a new national, zero-embargo open access policy. SPARC strongly endorses eliminating the current 12-month embargo and requiring that all research outputs be openly accessible.
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Wednesday, January 22, 2020
US National Open Access Policy
Open Access · Open DataSPARC supports a strong, zero embargo, full-reuse rights open access policy for US federally funded research, including articles, data, and code. Our advocacy is focused on both the executive and legislative branches of the US government.
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Join SPARC in Celebrating Public Domain Day on January 30, online or in-person!
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC is delighted to partner with the Internet Archive, the Institute for Intellectual Property & Social Justice, Creative Commons, and American University’s Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property to host the 2020 Public Domain Day celebration in Washington, DC.
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Friday, January 17, 2020
Public Domain Day 2020
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThis evening celebration of the public domain will will bring together a diverse group of organizations, musicians, artists, activists, and thinkers to highlight the new works entering the public domain for the first time and discuss those elements of knowledge and creativity that are too ...
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