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Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Canadian Funding Agencies Release Coordinated Public Access Policy
Open Access · Open DataEarlier today, the three largest funding agencies in Canada released a coordinated policy requiring researchers to provide access to articles resulting from their funded research. The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council...
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Monday, October 20, 2014
Updated HowOpenIsIt? Open Access Spectrum Guide
Open AccessSPARC is pleased to join with PLOS and OASPA in announcing the release of an update to the popular HowOpenIsIt? Open Access Spectrum (OAS) guide. The guide, initially released in late 2012, is used by...
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Thursday, August 7, 2014
Don’t Muddy the “Open” Waters: SPARC Joins Call for STM Association to Rethink New Licenses
Open AccessFor the past decade, SPARC has made it our mission to communicate a clear, concise definition of Open Access – the free, immediate online availability of scholarly articles, coupled with the rights to use those articles fully in the digital environment. These reuse rights are neatly expressed in...
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Monday, March 31, 2014
Guest Blog: Potential of Ebooks Stifled by Restrictions
Open EducationThis spring 65 directors of liberal arts college libraries—all members of the Oberlin Group—adopted a statement about ensuring that electronic...
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