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November 29, 2012
Save the Date: Open Access Meeting March 2-4, 2014 in Kansas City

SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) is pleased to announce the dates for our second biennial North American meeting on Open Access on March 2-4, 2014 in Kansas City.

Please plan to join us for what promises to be another lively and engaging opportunity to explore the latest developments in Open Access publishing, repositories, policies and practices.

November 29, 2012
Georgia Tech Adopts an Open Access Policy

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Coalition of Open Access Policy Institutions (COAPI)

November 26, 2012
Former SIU doctors promote free access to medical research
Dean Olsen, The State Journal-Register, November 25, 2012

November 20, 2012
Brookings Institution Report Recommends Passage of the Federal Research Public Access Act

November 16, 2012
NIH Toughens its Compliance Requirements for Public Access Policy
NIH Extramural Research Director Sally Rockey

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SPARC Innovator, January 2012:
Michael Nielsen

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November 29, 2012
Save the Date: Open Access Meeting March 2-4, 2014 in Kansas City

SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) is pleased to announce the dates for our second biennial North American meeting on Open Access on March 2-4, 2014 in Kansas City.

Please plan to join us for what promises to be another lively and engaging opportunity to explore the latest developments in Open Access publishing, repositories, policies and practices.

November 15, 2012
Berlin 10 Open Access Conference Recap
Abby Clobridge, Information Today, November 15, 2012

November 8, 2012
Save the date: January 26, SPARC-ACRL forum at ALA in Seattle
Article level metrics hold the promise to help tell a much richer story about a scholars work than a single measure could ever hope to do. A panel of experts will explore what these emerging alternative metrics look like, how they work, and how they are being used. They'll also discuss both the promise and potential pitfalls of applying these measures in the research evaluation, tenure and promotion processes.

September 27, 2012
Now Online: SPARC Webcast Connecting the Dots between Open Access and Open Educational Resources

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: