June 15, 2009
Innovators to challenge the economic crisis at the SPARC-ACRL forum
Library and publishing innovators will offer concrete data and strategies for “Rough waters: Navigating hard times in the scholarly communication marketplace,” at the next SPARC-ACRL forum. The forum, to be held at the Chicago meeting of the American Library Association in July, is co-sponsored by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition) and the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).

June 11, 2009
Webcast invitation – The home-field advantage: A report on OADay events at Duke (June 25)
A commentator frequently featured by the Financial Times, Dr. James Boyle is a law professor who is increasingly well known for his articulate and poignant arguments in support of wider access to research. Josh Sommer is a student, patient, and co-founder of the Chordoma Foundation, challenging the likes of Dr. Boyle for their celebrity as he too gains renown as an impassioned and convincing advocate for Open Access to research. Duke University is fortunate to name both of these compelling individuals citizens on campus – and library staff were quick to use this home-field advantage when they made plans for Open Access Day in 2008.

May 5, 2009
SPARC and ACRL announce Chicago ALA forum will focus on the economy
The next SPARC-ACRL forum on emerging issues in scholarly communication, to be held at the Chicago meeting of the American Library Association in July, will explore “Rough waters: Navigating hard times in the scholarly communication marketplace.”

March 19, 2009
Webcast invitation: Increasing use and content through creative service-repository bundling; the case at University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Wed., April 15, 2009 - 9:00 a.m. PT; 12:00 p.m. ET. There is no fee to attend.

March 5, 2009
Open Access Week declared for 2009
To accommodate widespread global interest in the movement toward Open Access to scholarly research results, October 19 – 23, 2009 will mark the first international Open Access Week. The now-annual event, expanded from one day to a full week, presents an opportunity to broaden awareness and understanding of Open Access to research, including access policies from all types of research funders, within the international higher education community and the general public.

February 26, 2009
SCOAP3 forum to be held in conjunction with ACRL National Conference in Seattle, WA

February 23, 2009
SPARC releases videos on digital repository development, Announces 2010 meeting
Experts and advocates examine the state of the art in digital repositories in a new series of videos now freely available online from SPARC.  Also, by popular demand, SPARC has announced it will host the third SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting on November 8 & 9, 2010, in Baltimore, Maryland.

January 22, 2009
SAVE THE DATE: 2010 SPARC Digital Repositories Meeting

January 21, 2009
DSpace Foundation, Fedora Commons, Sun Microsystems and SPARC Present All About Repositories Webinar Series
Got a repository? Would you like to understand more about what repositories are and how they operate? This spring DSpace Foundation, Fedora Commons, Sun Microsystems and SPARC (The Scholarly Publishing & Academic Resources Coalition) will offer a free About Repositories Webinar Series to provide professional learning opportunities for repository managers, developers, curators and decision makers. The seminar series will kick off on Feb. 18 at 9:00 a.m. PT with DSpace and Fedora: A Collaboration Update presented by Michele Kimpton, Executive Director, DSpace Foundation, and Sandy Payette, Executive Director Fedora Commons.

December 18, 2008
Services, marketing and creativity are key to digital repository success
Resources and presentations from recent SPARC repositories meeting now online

December 15, 2008
SPARC and ACRL Announce Slate for Denver Forum on Open Educational Resources
Four pioneers from the Open Educational Resources community will offer their insights into “The transformative potential of Open Educational Resources (OER)” at the next SPARC-ACRL Forum, to be held during the 2009 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Denver, CO.

December 1, 2008
SPARC-ACRL Denver Forum to Focus on Open Educational Resources
SPARC and ACRL have announced that the SPARC-ACRL Forum at the 2009 American Library Association Midwinter Meeting in Denver, Colorado, will examine “The transformative potential of Open Educational Resources.”

November 21, 2008
At SPARC Digital Repository Meeting, Shulenberger Calls Out AAUP, ACS
Library Journal Academic Newswire, November 20

September 11, 2008
SPARC ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER ROSTER FOR NOVEMBER REPOSITORIES MEETING
Early bird registration deadline is September 15, 2008

July 30, 2008
Now online: Video from the SPARC-ACRL forum on Campus Open Access Policies

February 5, 2008
Now online: Podcasts and slides from SPARC-ACRL Forum
Working with the Facebook generation: Engaging student views on access to scholarship

December 4, 2007
SPARC-ACRL Forum to focus on student engagement
The 16th SPARC-ACRL Forum, "Working with the Facebook Generation: Engaging Student Views on Access to Scholarship," will be held at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia on January 12.

July 24, 2007
Podcasts Now Online: SPARC-ACRL Forum on the progress of open access journal publishing

May 7, 2007
SPARC-ACRL FORUM TO EXPLORE PROGRESS OF OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL PUBLISHING MODELS
Popular ALA event will introduce leading open access publishing innovators and a conversation about successes and challenges to date