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BrochuresAs part of our campaign to create change in scholarly communication, SPARC offers several colorful and informative brochures to order. These brochures are well suited to campus programs for scientists and scholars, such as scholarly communication seminars or faculty awareness mailings. You may download a free printable copy by clicking on the brochure’s cover image, 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.
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. (Publication number RR2008). [PDF will be available soon]. 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)
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.]
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.com> ARL Publications Distribution Center Returns/Claims: Defective materials are returnable for exchange at any time within 60 days of shipping. Materials damaged during shipment may be returned for exchange with the original shipping package within 60 days of receipt. Items shipped as ordered are not returnable. All claims must be made within 6 months of order date. Click here for details of shipping and handling costs. |