Resource Archive
SPARC provides a range of resources to support individuals and institutions in advancing open research and open education. This section contains SPARC's archived resources, and our popular resources page contains those that are current.
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Transitioning Your Journal from Subscription to Open Access
Open AccessMany university libraries have established programs to assist in the transitioning of journals from the subscription model to open access. Here are some resources related to university publishing programs.
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Alternative Publishing Models to Support Open Access
Open AccessSPARC actively supports investigating and experimenting with all of these methods, and to that end, provides planning resources, best practice guides, white papers, and financial and strategic planning consulting support for open-access initiatives.
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BOAI15: Toward the Internet of the Mind
Open AccessOn February 14, 2002, a small text of fewer than a thousand words quietly appeared on the Web: titled the “Budapest Open Access Initiative” (BOAI), it gave a public face to discussions between sixteen participants that had taken place on December 1 and 2, 2001 in Budapest, at the invitation of...
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Campus Open Access Funds
Open AccessSPARC supports experimentation with open-access funds across institutions of all shapes and sizes. By making it easier for their authors to publish in open-access journals, institutions with open-access funds foster experimentation with new and innovative publishing models across the research...
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HowOpenIsIt? A Guide for Evaluating the Openness of Journals
Open AccessThis guide provides a means to identify the core components of Open Access and how they are implemented across the spectrum between “Open Access” and “Closed Access.”
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Implementing an Open Data Policy: A SPARC Primer for Research Funders
This primer addresses key issues that research funders encounter when considering the adoption and implementation of an open data policy.
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Article Level Metrics
Open AccessArticle-Level Metrics (ALMs) are a new approach to quantifying the reach and impact of published research.
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SPARC Fact Sheets
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC fact sheets are short, one-to-two page introductions to SPARC's three issue areas of Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education as well as to SPARC itself. SPARC fact sheets are meant to be used in either digital or printed form.
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SPARC Resources Related to COVID-19
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationSPARC will continue to actively support our members as they adjust to new operating realities in response to COVID-19. As new materials are developed in the coming weeks, we will list them here for easy reference.
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Digital Repositories
Open AccessSPARC is committed to producing resources to promote the establishment, use, and improvement of open digital repositories.
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