Past SPARC Events
Below you can find an archive of previous SPARC events. Click here to view upcoming SPARC events.
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September 30: OA 101 Session 4: Faculty FAQs: Answering Common Questions from Scholars
3pm ET / 12pm PT · Open AccessJoin us on September 30th at 3pm ET for an event on Faculty FAQs: Answering Common Questions from Scholars.
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September 12: 2024 ACRL/SPARC Forum: Learning from Libraries’ Growing Experience with Unbundling
3-4:30pm ET · WebcastJoin us for the free, virtual ACRL/SPARC Forum “Learning from Libraries’ Growing Experience with Unbundling” on Thursday, September 12, 2024 from 3-4:30pm ET / 12-1:30pm PT.
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September 10: OA 101 Session 3: Emerging Issues in OA
3pm ET / 12pm PT · Open AccessAs demonstrated in our earlier sessions, Open Access (OA) has gained traction over the last three decades, and its principles and practices are widely applied across scholarly disciplines. That application has surfaced a number of issues that have complicated the adoption of OA—particularly its effectiveness in advancing equity. As OA has evolved, so have the possible barriers to adoption and dilemmas in whose interests are prioritized. This session will explore some of the ways in which the aspirations and benefits of OA are complicated by the legal, technical, and sociocultural context in which we work.
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August 20: OA 101 Session 2: OA Case Studies
3pm ET / 12pm PT · Open AccessThis session will deepen your understanding of Open Access by providing a set of specific case studies. We will discuss three major areas of work: supporting OA through licensing agreements and policies, empowering scholars with new literacies, and supporting access and discovery through repositories. Each area will be grounded in the work of specific institutions which run the gamut from large public R1s to smaller regional institutions. We will also invite you to share case studies from your own institution and those that inspire you. We hope you will leave with a clearer sense of what Open Access looks like on the ground and a set of compelling models for doing the work at a diverse set of institutions, including your own.
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August 06: OA 101 Session 1: OA Foundations
3pm ET / 12pm PT · Open AccessOpen Access (OA) is a well-established mode of distributing scholarly research that impacts academic libraries and librarians at every level. We all have a role to play in this rapidly evolving landscape. If you’re feeling unclear on foundational concepts, or want a refresher, this session is for you. We’ll cover the basics, including definitions, the development and aspirations of the OA movement, approaches, challenges, and what basic outreach might look like, as well as entry level resources for learning more. Zero previous experience is expected or required. This session is the anchor of a three-part series which also includes OA Case Studies and Emerging Issues in OA.
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July 18: COAPI Community Annual Meeting
1pm EST / 10am PST · Open AccessJoin COAPI (Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions) for our annual meeting!
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July 10: Webinar: Leveraging NIST’s Research Data Framework to Implement Effective Data Policies and Practices
2 pm ET / 11 am PT · Open DataSPARC and HELIOS Open will host a joint webinar on the National Institute of Standards & Technology's (NIST) Research Data Framework (RDaF) on Wednesday, July 10th at 2 pm ET / 11 am PT. In February, NIST released Version 2.0 of its RDaF including an interactive web application. The RDaF is a customizable tool that can be used by researchers, librarians, and higher education leaders to inform research data management activities on a variety of topics including costs, reproducibility, and the balance of security and openness. Higher education institutions are already finding value by leveraging the RDaF to evaluate existing campus data policies and practices and inform new ones which will be critical in implementing the 2022 Nelson Memorandum. This session will provide an update on the new features of the RDaF 2.0 and explore ways to use the framework through an example from the State University of New York (SUNY). There will be ample time for Q&A.
The webinar is open to individuals at SPARC and HELIOS Open institutions.