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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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Thursday, January 9, 2020
SPARC Member-only Meetup at ALA Midwinter
Open Access · Open DataPlease join us for this SPARC members-only event and an opportunity for members to meet and talk with Claudio Aspesi, Heather Joseph, and the SPARC team about the Academic Community Control of Data Infrastructure – A Roadmap for Action. The event will feature a short presentation by Claudio ...
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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
ACRL/SPARC Forum at ALA Midwinter 2020
Open Access · Open DataThe ACRL/SPARC Forum at the 2020 ALA Midwinter Meeting will focus on the work and strategic planning that needs to happen before a big deal or journal package negotiation in order to negotiate more aggressively or consider walking away altogether. Featuring organizations at various stages of ...
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Friday, December 20, 2019
SPARC Letter to the White House Regarding Rumored Open Access Policy
Open Access · Open DataThis letter was submitted by SPARC to the White House on December 20, 2019 in support of the rumored open access policy.
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Thursday, December 19, 2019
SPARC Statement on Rumored New White House Open Access Policy
Open Access · Open DataA statement by Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC, on press reports of an impending new White House Open Access Policy.
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Leaked Dutch Contract with Elsevier Raises Significant Alarm Bells
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
SPARC Releases Roadmap for Higher Education Institutions to Counter Industry’s Growing Control Over Academic Data and Analytics
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC's new Roadmap for Action recommends individual and collective actions for institutions to ensure control of their data and data infrastructure.
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