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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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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 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
November 15, 2012
Growing SA Open Access adoption - But lacking mandatory policies prompts a call to activism. Claire Botha, Emerging Researchers Network, November 15, 2012
November 15, 2012
Brookings Institution Report "Building an Innovation-Based Economy" Endorses FRPAA November 13, 2012
November 15, 2012
South Africa's Science and Technology Minister Calls for Open Access Policy Sarah Wild, Business Day Live, November 14, 2012
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.
November 5, 2012
SCOAP3 Project Progresses After an intense period of behind-the-scenes effort, CERN's open access, library, purchasing, and legal staff, along with the SCOAP global Steering Committee and Technical Working Group, secured with leading publishers the participation in principle of 12 HEP (full or partial) journals; developed a project governance structure; crafted a framework for performing calculations for subscription reduction and re-direction; and are putting into place a series of National Contact Persons (NCPs), who are responsible for securing participation from libraries, library consortia, research institutions, and funding agencies in their countries.
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
Open Access and its impact on the future of the university librarian Stephen Barr, The Guardian, October 25, 2012
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 Advocacy
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
May 21, 2012
Sign the White House Petition on Open Access to Research Today! We now have a brief, critical window of opportunity to demonstrate that we as a community firmly believe should be a high priority for the Administration to act on right now. To help accomplish this, today, May 21st, a petition calling for Public Access to all Federally Funded Research has been posted to the White House's "We the People" Website. If the petition garners 25,000 signatures within 30 days, it will be reviewed by White House staff, and considered for action.
February 9, 2012
Call to action: Tell Congress you support the Bipartisan Federal Research Public Access Act (H.R. 4004 and S. 2096)
May 16, 2012
Open Access Spreads to Miami University Beverly Goldberg, American Libraries, May 16, 2012 The librarians of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, joined the ranks of the worldwide open-access (OA) movement May 14 by voting to make their scholarly articles freely available in the university’s institutional repository, the Scholarly Commons. Based on Harvard University’s model policy, MU’s open-access principles take effect immediately and make the libraries the first department on Miami’s campus to successfully pass an open access policy.
May 3, 2012
Podcast with Nick Shockey: Open Access and Psychology Students Nick Shockey, the Director of the Right to Research Coalition, hosted a workshop for psychology students attending the annual EFPSA Congress in Denmark last week. The workshop was attended by over 30 congress participants including the newly elected EFPSA President, Dalya Samur. It covered topics ranging from what Open Access is to how students can get involved in advocating Open Access at their universities and national and international organizations.
February 29, 2012
Next Steps in Public Access: Tell your Representatives to Support FRPAA While the RWA and its damaging implications is no longer an immediate threat, action is still needed to cement stronger footing for public access on Capitol Hill. Education on and support for The Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA) is now more important than ever.
February 28, 2012
The Impact of Open Access on Research and Scholarship SPARC's Executive Director, Heather Joseph's, College & Library Research News article reflects on the Berlin 9 Conference. In Partners
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
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.
April 24, 2012
You've signed on to the Boycott, now what? In light of the recent, failed attempt to abridge access to scholarly articles via the Research Works Act (RWA), a growing number of researchers have expressed their frustration with the status quo in scholarly publishing, and are interested in learning about concrete actions that they can take to effect positive change. SPARC has prepared this resource for our members, to help you to engage your faculty and researchers, and talk with them about options for taking such action.
April 23, 2012
Now Online: Peter Binfield Webcast on Article Level Metrics On April 12, Pete Binfield, Publisher of PLoS One, 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. 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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