SPARC Projects
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U.S. Repository Network
Open AccessThe U.S. Repository Network (USRN) is an initiative of SPARC with support from the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR). The USRN is an inclusive community of repository managers and library leaders committed to advancing repositories in the U.S It seeks to advance a community-generated...
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Community-Owned Infrastructure
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationTo help inform our members and the broader community regain and maintain community ownership over data and data infrastructure.
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Open Education Leadership Program
Open EducationSPARC's intensive two-semester professional development program to empower leaders for open education.
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SPARC Research Data Sharing Policy Initiative
Open DataThe SPARC Research Data Sharing Policy Initiative is developing a channel for productive, ongoing collaboration among funders and stakeholders to shape academy friendly research data sharing policies for research data across and between disciplines as they are being developed and implemented.
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Author Rights & the SPARC Author Addendum
Open AccessSPARC provides a full set of resources to help you learn more about your rights as an author, and the tools that are available to help you effectively manage your copyrights.
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International Open Access Week
Open AccessInternational Open Access Week (October 24-30, 2022) is an opportunity for advocates to engage their communities to teach them about the benefits of Open Access, share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and help inspire wider participation in making open the new norm in research.
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SPARC Innovator Award
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThe SPARC Innovator Award is an initiative that recognizes an individual, institution, or group that exemplifies SPARC principles by working to challenge the status quo in scholarly communication for the benefit of researchers, libraries, universities, and the public.
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Campus Open Access Policies
Open AccessIf you are considering a campus open-access policy or already have one in development, SPARC can help with resources to support data-driven, community-engaging, and successful open-access policy development at institutions everywhere.
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Right to Research Coalition
Open AccessThe Right to Research Coalition (R2RC) is an international alliance of more than 90 undergraduate and graduate student organizations in over 100 countries around the world, that work to promote openness in research through advocacy and education.
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