Past SPARC Events
Below you can find an archive of previous SPARC events. Click here to view upcoming SPARC events.
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March 29: Successful OER Adoption Models: Academic Libraries Leading the Way
2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT · Open EducationSuccessful OER Adoption Models: Academic Libraries Leading the Way
In celebration of Open Education Week 2017, SPARC is hosting an hour long webcast centred on the theme of successful OER adoption models. The webcast will feature representatives from four SPARC member libraries who are each advancing OER at their institution in a different way.
Presenters:
Anita Walz, Open Education, Copyright & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Virginia Tech
Michelle Reed, Open Education Librarian, University of Texas Arlington
Kathy Labadorf, Information Literacy, Open Educational Resources & Social Sciences Librarian, University of Connecticut
Olivia Reinauer, Reference Librarian, Tidewater Community College
Moderator:
Brady Yano, Assistant Director of Open Education, SPARC
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You can find a recording of the webcast here: https://join.onstreammedia.com/play/sparc/15003-oer-webcast
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March 27: Open Education Week
March 27 - 31 · Everywhere Open EducationOpen Education Week is a global event that seeks to raise awareness of free and open sharing in education and the benefits they bring to teachers and learners. Coordinated by the Open Education Consortium, the event showcases projects, resources, and ideas from around the world that demonstrate open education in practice. The open education movement seeks to reduce barriers, increase access and drive improvements in education through open sharing and digital formats. Open education includes free and open access to platforms, tools and resources in education, including learning materials, course materials, videos, assessment tools, research, study groups, and textbooks, all available for free use and modification under an open license.
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March 22: ACRL 2017 OER Preconference
Open EducationRunning Effective OER and Open Textbook Initiatives in Your Academic Library
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March 04: Open Research Data do-a-thon
Newspeak HouseWe invite you, whether you’re in London or afar, to a weekend of learning, making, and doing to advance Open Research Data. The event is hosted by SPARC and the NIH as part of an international celebration for Open Data Day.
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March 04: Open Data Day
GlobalOpen Data Day is an annual celebration of open data all over the world. For the fifth time in history, groups from around the world will create local events on the day where they will use open data in their communities. It is an opportunity to show the benefits of open data and encourage the adoption of open data policies in government, business and civil society.
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February 14: February OpenCon Librarian Community Call
12:00pm EST · Open Conference Call Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThis call brings together all librarians working with, or learning about, all things Open--and gives participants an opportunity to connect with each other to better their work and librarianship.
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January 21: ACRL/SPARC Forum at ALA Mid-Winter Conference
3:00pm · Georgia World Congress Center, B406 Open AccessThe ACRL/SPARC Forum at ALA Midwinter will discuss how libraries are rethinking the strategic implications of how many of their operations - and in particular, their collections budgets, are positioned within the organization.
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January 10: January OpenCon Librarian Community Call
12:00pm EST · Open Conference Call Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThis call brings together all librarians working with, or learning about, all things Open--and gives participants an opportunity to connect with each other to better their work and librarianship.