Past SPARC Events
Below you can find an archive of previous SPARC events. Click here to view upcoming SPARC events.
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August 25: Reinvestment Community Call: Principled Pragmatism
1pm ET / 10am PT · Open AccessPlease join the SPARC Reinvestment Working Group for a Community Call on Thursday, August 25th at 1 pm ET/ Noon CT/ 10 am PT.
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August 10: Examining How Systems of Research and Education Still Reflect the Structures of Colonialism
1pm ET / 10am PT · Virtual Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationAs part of SPARC's Knowledge Equity Series, this panel will discuss how structures of colonialism are still reflected in systems of research and education.
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August 04: ACRL/SPARC Forum: Emerging “Inclusive Access” Programs and Their Implications for Course Material Affordability
Join us for the free, virtual ACRL/SPARC Forum “Emerging “Inclusive Access” Programs and Their Implications for Course Material Affordability” at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/12:00 p.m. Central/11 a.m. Mountain/10 a.m. Pacific on Thursday, August 4, 2022.
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July 27: Examining the Roots of Universities in Slavery and Anti-Black Racism
2pm ET / 11am PT · Virtual Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationAs part of SPARC's Knowledge Equity Series, this panel will discuss the roots of libraries, archives, and academic institutions in slavery and anti-Black racism.
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July 18: COAPI Community Call: HELIOS
2p-3p ET/11a-12p PT · VirtualCOAPI invites you to participate in their next Community Call on the Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship (HELIOS).
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July 14: Reinvestment Working Group Community Call
1-2pm ET · Open AccessThe SPARC Reinvestment Working Group invites you to participate in our next Community Call.
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June 23: COAPI Community Annual Meeting
12-1p ET | 9-10a PT · WebcastPlease join COAPI for our annual meeting. We will:
* Thank departing and welcome new Steering Committee members
* Review activities of the past year
* Hear from Working Groups
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May 26: The Politics of Design: Designing for Justice and Equity
1-2p ET | 10-11a PT · WebcastDesign has often been considered as a means of changing existing situations into preferred ones. This workshop will focus on how design is inherently political as it gives form to power and authority, and shapes ways of living. How can we then think of design critically to not be complicit in perpetuating unequal power structures, and instead recognize and mobilise against injustices?