News & Media 2006 and 2005 Archive

September 21, 2006
SPARC Teams with Public Knowledge Project
Canadian Initiative Provides Open Source Digital Publishing Platforms for Libraries; Improves Access to Scholarly Publications
September 20, 2006
SPARC PARTNERS WITH THEORETICAL ECONOMICS TO PROVIDE TOP-QUALITY OPEN ACCESS RESEARCH

• Retooled Create Change Web Resource Helps Faculty Fulfill the Promise of Digital Scholarship - Fully Revised Version of Popular Web Site Looks at
  Scholarly Information Sharing on the Internet (June 22, 2006)

• OAWG Comments on the European Commission’s “Study on the economic and technical evolution of the scientific publication markets in Europe,” May 31, 2006. [PDF]

• SPARC Partners with Bioline International - North/South Initiative Opens Access to Bioscience Research from Developing Countries (May 18, 2006)

• SPARC-ACRL Forum at ALA Annual will focus on Open Data (May 11, 2006)
• SPARC Recognizes Herbert Von de Sompel for Outstanding Contributions to Scholarly Communication - New SPARC Innovator Program Acknowledges Individuals, Institutions, and Groups Whose Actions Change the Status Quo (April 18, 2006)
• SPARC Welcomes the Greater Western Library Alliance to the Open Access Working Group - GWLA is the first library consortium to join OAWG. Adrian Alexander, GWLA Executive Director, will represent the Alliance. (April 6, 2006)
• SPARC Partners with Theoretical Economics to Provide Top-Quality Open Access Research (March 15, 2006)
• Ray English Elected SPARC Steering Committee Chair (02.21.06)
• SPARC Europe Announces Award for Outstanding Achievements in Scholarly Communications (01.30.06)
• SPARC Partners with Science Commons to Provide Web Enhancements to SPARC Author Addendum (01.17.06)
• SPARC Welcomes 2006 Steering Committee Members (01.06.06)
• New SPARC Discussion List Advances Open Data Dialogue (10.24.05)
• New SPARC Sponsorship Guide Steers Journals to Success (08.01.05)
• SPARC and University of Michigan’s Scholarly Publishing Office Launch
  Publisher Assistance Program (05.18.05)
• Leadership Change at SPARC: Rick Johnson to pass reins to BioOne’s Heather Joseph (04.21.05)
• DOE/OSTI’s E-Print Network Selected as SPARC Partner (01.10.05)