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If Harvard Can’t Afford Academic Journal Subscriptions, Maybe It’s Time for an Open Access Model
From Times Magazine (April 26, 2012)
Life after Elsevier: making open access to scientific knowledge a reality
From The Guardian (April 24, 2012) >> More SPARC In the News SPARC representatives are available to discuss and offer comments on: the Federal Research Public Access Act; taxpayer access to publicly funded research; open access; copyright issues and author rights; and scholarly communication issues, including those related to academic journals and pricing. We can also put you in touch with library directors who are SPARC members in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. For contacts, visit our Staff page or contact: Andrea Brusca Higginbotham, SPARC Communications Manager, SPARC - andrea [at] arl [dot] org or (202) 296-2296 ext 121. Recent Announcements & Site Updates:
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May 23, 2013
E-Commerce Trade Association Opposes Slew of Pro-Consumer Proposals ThinkProgress, Andrea Peterson, May 20, 2013
May 23, 2013
Dialogue over Public Access to Scholarly Publications Continues in the U.S. Information Today, Abby Clobridge, May 23, 2013
May 22, 2013
Why Open Data Matters: G-8 and African Nations Increase Open Data for Food Security Wayne Maloney, Office of Communications, USDA, May 8, 2013
May 22, 2013
Elsevier distances itself from open-access article Times Higher Education, Paul Jump, May 22, 2013
May 16, 2013
SPARC provides comments on OSTP Memorandum on Public Access to Publicly Funded Research Articles
May 16, 2013
UNESCO to make its publications available free of charge as part of a new Open Access policy
May 13, 2013
Education democratization The Daily Californian, Editorial, May 13, 2013 CAMPUS ISSUES: The university needs to ensure academic research is openly accessible to members of the general public regardless of status.
May 10, 2013
California Open Access Bill Clears Committee Library Journal, Meredith Schwartz, May 9, 2013
April 16, 2013
New SPARC Community Resource on Article-Level Metrics By Greg Tananbaum Today, SPARC released a new community resource delving into Article-Level Metrics (ALMs) an emerging hot topic in the scholarly publishing arena. Article-Level Metrics (ALMs) are rapidly emerging as important tools to quantify how individual articles are being discussed, shared, and used. In Advocacy
May 16, 2013
SPARC provides comments on OSTP Memorandum on Public Access to Publicly Funded Research Articles
February 14, 2013
SUPPORT EXPANDED ACCESS TO RESEARCH RESULTS: Endorse the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act (FASTR)
November 20, 2012
Brookings Institution Report Recommends Passage of the Federal Research Public Access Act
November 15, 2012
Brookings Institution Report "Building an Innovation-Based Economy" Endorses FRPAA November 13, 2012
October 26, 2012
R2RC Partners with PhD Comics for Open Access Week Video! To close Open Access Week 2012, we’re excited to announce our video collaboration with PhD Comics to produce “Open Access Explained!”. The comic-style animated video is a great resource to explain the basics of Open Access and why it’s important to friends, family, and colleagues. Take a look, and help us spread the word about Open Access throughout the research community and to the public at large!
October 25, 2012
U.S. Rep. Kevin Yoder touts bill that would make research more available during KU visit Matt Erickson, LJ World, October 24, 2012
October 25, 2012
Yoder Promotes Open Access to Tax-Funded Research Tim Carpenter, The Topeka Capital-Journal, October 24, 2012 In Partners
February 12, 2013
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene - A New Open-Access Scientific Journal We're thrilled to be able to share the announcement of an innovative new open-access journal, Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, published by SPARC partner, BioOne. This new offering marks BioOne's first foray into the open-access publishing arena and we encourage you to explore the beautiful new website at www.elementascience.org
July 12, 2011
Public Knowledge Project Announces Third International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference The third International PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference will be held from September 26 - 28, 2011 in Berlin, Germany. The theme for the conference is "Building and Sustaining Alternative Scholarly Publishing Projects Around the World."
June 29, 2011
Project Euclid receives 2011 PAM Division award Project Euclid, jointly managed by Cornell University Library and Duke University Press, received the 2011 Division Award from the Physics-Astronomy-Mathematics (PAM) Division of the Special Libraries Association.
June 21, 2011
ALA names PLoS one of the best free reference sites of 2011 The Machine-Assisted Reference Section (MARS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) of ALA announced its selection of the top reference sites of 2011. In Publications
March 20, 2013
New SPARC Open Data Resource for Research Funders By Greg Tananbaum Today, SPARC released a new community resource for research funders entitled, “Implementing an Open Data Policy”. This primer addresses key issues that these organizations encounter when considering the adoption and implementation of an open data policy. The guide covers big-picture topics such as how to decide on the range of activities an open data policy should cover.
October 23, 2012
Now Online: SPARC/World Bank Open Access Week 2012 Kickoff Webcast “Perspectives on Open Access: Practice, Progress and Pitfalls” On Monday October 22nd SPARC and The World Bank Co-sponsored an event entitled “Perspectives on Open Access: Practice, Progress and Pitfalls” at the World Bank. This event served as a kickstart to the sixth Open Access Week.
October 22, 2012
ESF-EMRC Science Policy Briefing "Open Access in Biomedical Research" Just in time for Open Access Week 2012 the European Medical Research Councils (EMRC) of the European Science Foundation (ESF) have now finalized their Science Policy Briefing on Open Access in Biomedical Research. This report aims to accelerate the adoption of open access to research articles in the biomedical sciences.
October 19, 2012
HowOpenIsIt? New Guide Released On behalf of PLOS, SPARC, and OASPA I want to thank everyone who contributed during the open review process of the Open Access Spectrum guide. In preparation for Open Access Week (October 22-28), we are issuing the final version today so that people can download and print it for their use next week and beyond. This resource outlines the core components of open access (e.g., reader rights, reuse rights, copyrights, author posting rights, etc.) across the continuum from “open access” to “restricted access”.
October 8, 2012
“HowOpenIsIt?” Now Closed for Public Comment On behalf of PLOS, SPARC and OASPA I want to thank everyone who provided comments on the open access resource guide, “HowOpenIsIt?” We received more than fifty comments and are reviewing all the feedback. To date, your feedback is prompting changes to 17 of the original 27 openness components. We plan to release a final version during Open Access Week (October 22-28, 2012). We will also share a high level summary of the comments.
September 27, 2012
Now Online: SPARC Webcast Connecting the Dots between Open Access and Open Educational Resources
September 25, 2012
HowOpenIsIt? - Request for Public Comment Not all Open Access is created equal. To move beyond the seemingly simple question of “Is it Open Access?” PLOS, SPARC and OASPA have collaborated to develop a resource called “HowOpenIsIt?” This resource identifies the core components of open access (OA) and how they are implemented across the spectrum between "Open Access" and "Closed Access". We recognize there are philosophical disagreements regarding OA and this resource will not resolve those differences.
September 24, 2012
SPARC and the World Bank Announce Speakers for Open Access Week 2012 Kickoff Webcast “Perspectives on Open Access: Practice, Progress and Pitfalls” SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and the World Bank have announced the speakers for their co-sponsored kickoff event for Open Access Week 2012. The event will take please Monday, October 22, in Washington, D.C. at the World Bank. Speakers represent a large range of stakeholders in Open Access: researchers, students, scientists, diplomats, and academics. The following speakers will touch upon how Open Access is imperative to their work:
September 7, 2012
Webcast Invitation: Connecting the Dots between Open Access and Open Educational Resources September 27, 2012 From textbooks to course materials, videos to software, journals to digital collections, Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain, or carry a license that permits their free access and use by all users. Like the Open Access movement, the aim of many OER proponents is for anyone, anytime, anywhere to be able to access and contribute to the advancement of knowledge.
August 27, 2012
SPARC and the World Bank Announce Open Access Week 2012 Kickoff Webcast – “Set the Default to Open Access” SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and the World Bank have announced they will co-sponsor the kickoff event for Open Access Week 2012 on Monday October 22nd in Washington, DC. The live event will take place at the state of the art World Bank facilities and will host a Liveblog and Webcast for those who cannot attend in person. The event will also be recorded, and be available to the community for use during and after local Open Access events.
July 19, 2012
Now Online: SPARC Europe's Webcast on Article Level Metrics with Jennifer Lin On July 12, Jennifer Lin, Product Manager at PLoS, gave an in-depth look at the the current status of Article Level Metrics, a discussion of what has been learned to date, and a glimpse into what is on the horizon for their further development and wider adoption.
June 21, 2012
Now Online: 2012 Open Access Week Kick Off Webcast On June 19, Heather Joseph, Dr. Reggie Raju, and Iryna Kuchma gave helpful updates in their regions and suggestions in planning a successful Open Access Week.
June 20, 2012
2012 Open Access Week Kick Off Webcast Slides We had a great kick off on Tuesday June 19th. Here is the list of our speakers and their slides. In Partnering
November 1, 2011
Publishing Services a Major Growth Area for Academic Libraries, Suggests New Research Report Publishing services provided by libraries are expanding and professionalizing, suggests a new report released for comment today by SPARC, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, on behalf of a team of researchers from the libraries of Purdue University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the University of Utah. The report is the result of a year-long study of library publishing services made possible by a collaborative planning grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), with additional support from Berkeley Electronic Press and Microsoft Research.
July 13, 2011
Pacific University Library and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Library Launch Scholarly Communications Journal A joint publishing partnership between the libraries at Pacific University (Ore.) and California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo has announced a new open access, peer-reviewed journal dedicated to library-led scholarly communication initiatives, online publishing and digital projects.
June 17, 2011
Libraries Offer Tools and Support for Open-Access Publishing From Duke University Libraries
April 20, 2011
Speakers for IMLS-sponsored Library Publishing Services Workshops Announced The roster of invited speakers and participants for the IMLS-funded Library Publishing Services: Strategies for Success workshops has been finalized. Each workshop will feature 5 focused topics with 3 panel speakers each. The workshops are scheduled for three consecutive weeks this May on the campuses of the Georgia Institute of Technology (May 4-6), the University of Utah (May 11-13), and Purdue University (May 18-20).
June 23, 2009
Practical Advice on Bridging the Library-Press Divide Meredith Benjamin, The Exchange Online, June 11, 2009
June 16, 2009
Open Access Membership: Reporting tool brings convenience and control Following the recent rapid growth of institutional Memberships for open access publications, innovative publisher BioMed Central announces the introduction of the "Online Reporting System" for its open access Prepay and Postpay Membership accounts.
June 10, 2009
PLoS Progress Report, June 2009 [PDF] The Public Library of Science releases their progress report detailing their current financial statement, impressive statistics and more.
June 9, 2009
Index of campus-based publishing partnerships - now online The Scholarly Communication Program, based at Columbia University Libraries/Information Services' Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, now offers an index of campus-based publishing partnerships. The index employs framework and data from "Campus-based publishing partnerships: A guide to critical issues" by Raym Crow, and is part of the Campus-based Publishing Resource Center organized by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC).
April 3, 2009
U-M redefining scholarly publications in the digital age U-M Press refocuses on disseminating ideas, adding authors, printing on demand. From the UMich News service, Mar. 23, 2009. In Pricing
September 29, 2011
Peers, review your actions By Michael Taylor, from the Times Higher Education, September 29, 2011
September 29, 2011
UK government announces working group on research transparency By Peter Mansell, from PharmaTimes Online, September 15, 2011
September 29, 2011
Peace talks on a pressing matter By John Gill, from the Times Higher Education, September 29, 2011
September 15, 2011
Academic publishers make Murdoch look like a socialist Opinion by George Monbiot from The Guardian (UK)
April 19, 2011
Periodicals Price Survey 2011: Under Pressure, Times Are Changing By Stephen Bosch, Kittie Henderson, & Heather Klusendorf, from Library Journal online
February 1, 2011
Nature's open-access offering may sound death knell for subs model from the Times Higher Education
January 9, 2011
Announcing Scientific Reports, a new open access publication Press Release from Nature Publishing Group In Open Educational Resources
January 27, 2011
$2-Billion Federal Program Could Be ‘Windfall’ for Open Online Learning from the Chronicle of Higher Education
January 24, 2011
New Job-Training and Education Grants Program Launched from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy blog |
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