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
January 7, 2005
Critics and Proponents Debate NIH’s Plan to Free Access to Scientific Materials
By Lila Guterman (
The Chronicle of Higher Education).
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- 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]
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- 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)