Past SPARC Events
Below you can find an archive of previous SPARC events. Click here to view upcoming SPARC events.
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November 09: Open Metadata 101: Open Metadata Foundations
3pm ET / 12pm PT ·There is an emerging global movement among libraries and other knowledge organizations around open metadata–metadata that is free to access and to reuse, unencumbered by copyright, contract, or licensing restrictions.This session will outline key concepts and explain the importance of open metadata for the research, education, and cultural heritage sectors. Drawing on real life examples, it will present theoretical, legal, and practical considerations relevant to opening our metadata environment. These include examining the function of metadata in the current information services landscape; addressing common questions around copyright and contracts; and exploring the economics of creating and sustaining an open metadata ecosystem. The session will conclude by outlining concrete steps participants can take in the open metadata space.
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November 09: USRN November Community Call – Promoting your repository
12ET/ 11CT/ 10MT/9PT · VirtualFor our U.S. Repository Network Community Call on November 9 (12 EST/ 9 PST), we have invited repository practitioners to share the creative, practical, and occasionally unconventional ways they help...
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October 13: October Policy Office Hours for SPARC Members
3pm ET / 12pm PT · VirtualOn October 13th at 3pm ET / 12pm PT, SPARC will host a policy office hours session for SPARC members. This call will provide an overview of the most recent policy developments impacting open...
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September 28: USRN September Community Call – Shared Repository Services
12pm ET/9am PT · Virtual Open AccessRepositories are key institutional tools that ensure access to and reuse of valuable research outputs. To better support those goals, some institutions have developed or use shared repository...
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September 22: SPARC Listening Session: National Priorities for Open Education
10amPT/12pmCT/1pmET · Virtual Open EducationSPARC invites you to participate in an interactive listening session for the Open Education National Priorities Process, a collaborative effort to develop advocacy priorities and action plans for...
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September 10: September Policy Office Hours for SPARC Members
3pm ET / 12pm PT · VirtualOn September 10th at 3pm ET / 12pm PT, SPARC will host a policy office hours session for SPARC members. This call will provide an overview of the most recent policy developments impacting open...
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September 01: Power, Equity, and the Future of Open
2-3:30ET/11-12:30PT · Virtual Open AccessBuilding on our popular “Open Access 101” events, SPARC is pleased to announce a new series, Collections & Open Access: Resourcing Open Scholarship, that will dive deeper into topics at the...