Latest News from SPARC
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Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Scrappy Strategies: Advancing Open on Campus with Limited Resources
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationOn June 15th at 2pm EDT / 11am PDT, SPARC will host the first in a series of webcasts supporting professional development for librarians working to advance openness in research and education on their campuses. The June webcast, “Scrappy Strategies: Advancing Open on Campus with Limited ...
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
American Theological Library Association Annual Meeting
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationFor more information on this event, please visit their website at https://www.atla.com/Members/conference/Pages/default.aspx
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
Creative Commons Global Summit
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationTo find out more about this event, please visit the website -- https://summit.creativecommons.org/
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
Texas Library Association Annual Conference
Open EducationFor more information on this event, please visit their website at http://www.txla.org/annual-conference.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Stars Align for OER Expansion at University of Calgary
Open EducationCatalyzed by students, the University of Calgary has committed to spending $60,000 on a one-year pilot program that will staff an advocacy team to increase awareness of OER, identify possible OERs that match course requirements, and provide peer reviews of these resources.
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Friday, April 14, 2017
Recognizing “Open” in Tenure and Promotion at UBC
Open EducationDuring Open Education Week I had an opportunity to moderate a panel discussion at a joint Simon Fraser University (SFU) and University of British Columbia (UBC) event. During the panel, one of the speakers announced an exciting update at UBC, the inclusion of language recognizing open educational...
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