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SPARC enews/March 2011

SPARC enews archives are online at http://www.arl.org/sparc/publications/enews

Published monthly

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1. News from SPARC and the Alliance for Taxpayer Access

3rd Anniversary of the NIH Public Access Policy: Call for Stories
Publishers accommodate NIH-funded authors. From the new SPARC Blog by Peter Suber.
OPEN UP! VIDEO CONTEST TO SHOWCASE STUDENTS’ CALL FOR OPEN ACCESS - Entries invited for the 4th Annual Sparky Awards."
Join SPARC on Twitter for the latest news, as it happens -- http://twitter.com/SPARC_NA, http://twitter.com/R2RC and http://twitter.com/TaxpayerAccess

2. SPARC Partner News

Please see the SPARC Web site for a complete list of news from SPARC partners.

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3. Industry Roundup

For the latest industry news, please consult the monthly SPARC Open Access Newsletter, by Peter Suber. This month's edition features:

Recent watershed events
Open for edits
Five years ago in SOAN
Important developments in Open Data
New books, studies, software, awards, and more

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4. Authors & Researchers

Research is more valuable when it's shared

Sharing enables new research to build on earlier findings. It not only fuels the further advancement of knowledge, it brings scientists and scholars the recognition that advances their careers. In the digital world, the ways we share and use scholarly material are expanding — rapidly, fundamentally, irreversibly.

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5. Resources for Publishers

For a resource guide to campus-based publishing, SPARC seeks sample planning and policy documents from existing publishing initiatives. Documents sought include business plans, publishing prospectuses, charters and governance documents, memoranda of understanding for publishers or partnerships, author agreements and instructions, editorial and peer review policies, licensing and copyright policies, metadata standards, technical specifications, etc. Please contact Raym Crow (crow [at] arl [dot] org) with any suggestions or questions.

More SPARC guides, tools, and links for publishers are available on the SPARC Web site.

CONTACT: Raym Crow, SPARC Senior Consultant (crow [at] arl [dot] org)

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6. SPARC Resources for Students

From the Right to Research blog: Make a 2-minute video, share your voice, win an iPad!

Also this month, the Right to Research Coalition hosted a panel at the American Medical Student Association's Annual Convention in Washington D.C. focusing on the impact of Open Access on medical students and student involvement in the Open Access movement. Also, the coalition participated in the Informal Forum of International Student Organizations' spring meeting in Krakow, continuing to raise the profile of Open Access among international student organizations.

CONTACT: Nick Shockey, SPARC Director of Student Advocacy (nick [at] arl [dot] org)

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7. Upcoming events

SAVE THE DATES:

4th Annual SPARKY Award Deadline
May 26, 2011

Open Access Week 2011
October 24-30, 2011

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8. Articles of Interest

Julian Fisher, Read This Academic Journal Article, but Prepare to Pay, The Atlantic, February 22, 2011.
Mike Masnick, The Artificially High Price Of Academic Journals And How It Impacts Everyone, techdirt, March 4, 2011.
Ken Walters, Students Present Plaque to Rep. Doyle For Supporting Open Access to Research, Carnegie Mellon University, March 10, 2011.