Latest News from SPARC
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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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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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Tuesday, December 17, 2019
Congress to Renew Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program with $7 Million Appropriation
Open EducationA bipartisan budget agreement reached in the U.S. Congress will renew and strengthen the federal Open Textbook Pilot Grant Program with $7 million in funding for Fiscal Year 2020—a $2 million increase over previous years.
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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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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
SPARC Roadmap for Action
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThe Roadmap for Action is intended to inform discussions on ensuring academic institutions control their data and data infrastructure.
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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Community-Owned Infrastructure
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationTo help inform our members and the broader community regain and maintain community ownership over data and data infrastructure.
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