SPARC brochures, buttons, posters, stickers, and flyers are perfect for getting attention from other on campus. Order copies at cost for distribution, or download files and modify for your use. If you have any questions about source files, contact jennifer [at] arl [dot] org. Everything's available under a CC 3.0 license.

Download printable copies by clicking on the images below. Printed copies of the brochures are available for purchase in bulk at $15.00 per 50 copies (plus shipping and handling). Order information is below. 

NOW AVAILABLE: T-SHIRTS

Just in time for Open Access Week 2009, we've produced t-shirts for Open Access, Author Rights, and SPARC and are making them available at cost. Please click for details.

(Finally!) Taxpayer Access Buttons and Stickers

As advocate for taxpayer - or "public" - access to research and convener of the Alliance for Taxpayer Access, SPARC is pleased to offer buttons and stickers to help promote the cause. Buttons (glossy, measuring ~1x2") are available in packs of 10 for $6.50. Stickers (also glossy and about the same size, but with a white border) are available in strips of 100 for $4.00. These will be a big hit for Open Access Week. [Sticker|EPS] [Button|EPS]. Sticker item code: TAS09. Button item code: TAB09

Greater Reach for Your Research - toolkit for Canadian researchers

This CARL-SPARC toolkit, introduced in March 2009, encourages Canadian authors to maximize research through digital repositories. Download the Greater Reach Brochure in PDF format (pages or spreads) or order print copies from CARL. **Please note: this brochure is NOT available from SPARC.

The Right to Research: Open Access Teaser Cards

Eye-catching and inexpensive to distribute, our new Open Access teaser cards are designed to grab student attention where they roam. Order copies or print your own, tear apart, and place this guerrilla piece strategically around campus - in library carrels, around the coffee shop, or around the department. Phrases like "The article you couldn't read might have earned your paper an A+, but you'll never know" point readers directly to the problem of research access and invite them to check the righttoresearch.org Web site to learn more. New in July 2008. Order professionally printed copies (below) or download. (**OA cards are priced at 25 copies for $6.50.** Publication number RRCARD08).

The Right to Research: The student guide to opening access to scholarship

Developed in close collaboration with students, this guide is a tool student OA advocates will use to engage more of their peers. The Right to Research: helps students recognize the problem of access; introduces the principle of Open Access; indicates how Open Access can make life as a student easier, advance research, widen access to those who need it, and increase visibility for student scholars; and offers ways to support OA. New in January 2008. Order them or download a printable version [pages or spreads]. (Publication number RR2008).

Author Rights

This brochure introduces the SPARC Author Addendum, a legal form that enables authors of journal articles to modify publishers’ copyright transfer agreements and allow authors to keep key rights to their articles. New in July 2006. (Publication number AA2006)

Also available: Author Rights poster ($2.50 per piece) (AA2006P)

Open Access

The Open Access brochure describes the benefits of open access to scholarly research and tells how faculty can provide open access to their work. Facts and figures demonstrate positive effect of open access on the use and impact of research. Released 2004.

[Print copies for "Open Access" are not currently available. Please download the PDF from the link above or email sparc [at] arl [dot] org to be notified when print copies are available again.]

Create Change

Here you’ll get an overview of scholarly publishing challenges plus options for faculty action. The emphasis is on responses to the high prices of scholarly journals. Revised October 2003. (Publication number: CC2003)

To order copies of a SPARC brochure, contact the ARL Publications Distribution Center and refer to the publication number above. You can order a supply by:

1) Emailing <arl@brightkey.net>
2) Phoning (301) 362-8196
3) Using our Web order form. Either submit the form via the Web or print it and fax or mail the completed form using the contact information below. (**Please be aware that this is not a secure server so any credit card information you submit using the Web form will not be encrypted.**)
4) Sending order information and prepayment in U.S. funds to:

ARL Publications Distribution Center
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Phone: 301-362-8196
Fax: 301-206-9789
E-mail: pubs@arl.org
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